House Bill 1028

AN ACT TO ADD SEGMENTS OF CERTAIN HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF JACKSON TO THE STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. The following segments of highway are designated as a state highway and placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Section 65-3-3, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Central District - Hinds County:

That segment of U.S. Highway 49 within the corporate limits of the City of Jackson beginning at the intersection of Woodrow Wilson Avenue and Interstate 55 and extending westerly to the intersection of Woodrow Wilson Avenue and Medgar Evers Boulevard and further extending westerly to the intersection of Medgar Evers Boulevard and Northside Drive.

That segment of U.S. Highway 51 beginning from the southernmost end of the bridge that crosses over Town Creek and extending northerly to its intersection with West County Line Road.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2010.