House Bill NO. 1449

By Senator(s) Bryan

SECTION *. (1) (a) That portion of Mississippi Highway 25 from south of Becker, Mississippi, to the Monroe/Itawamba County line shall be known as the "Monroe County Parkway."

(b) The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs along and approaching that portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in this subsection.

(2) The portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section shall be constructed by the Mississippi Department of Transportation as a fully-controlled access road. The Mississippi Department of Transportation is authorized to landscape the right-of-way of the portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) It shall be unlawful to construct or erect any advertisement or advertising structure within one thousand (1,000) feet of the right-of-way of the portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section. This subsection shall not apply to areas located within a municipality or to signs, displays or devices located on a building which carry only advertisements strictly related to the lawful use of the building.

(4) Mississippi Highway 25 shall intersect with U.S. Highway 278 at least five hundred (500) feet west of the eastern city limits of the City of Amory as such city limits existed on January l, 2000.

(5) The Mississippi Department of Transportation is authorized to construct a four-lane connector road at a point at or near the northern city limits of the City of Amory between old Mississippi Highway 25 and the portion of Mississippi Highway 25 described in subsection (1) of this section.

TO DESIGNATE A CERTAIN SEGMENT OF MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 25 IN MONROE COUNTY AS THE "MONROE COUNTY PARKWAY"; TO REQUIRE SUCH SEGMENT TO BE CONSTRUCTED BY THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AS A FULLY-CONTROLLED ACCESS ROAD; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO LANDSCAPE THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SUCH SEGMENT; TO PROHIBIT THE CONSTRUCTION OR ERECTION OF ANY ADVERTISEMENT OR ADVERTISEMENT SIGN WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF SUCH SEGMENT AND TO PROVIDE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS THERETO; TO REQUIRE MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 25 TO INTERSECT WITH U.S. HIGHWAY 278 AT A CERTAIN POINT WITHIN THE CITY OF AMORY; TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO CONSTRUCT A CONNECTOR FROM OLD MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 25 AT OR NEAR THE CITY LIMITS OF AMORY TO NEW MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY 25;