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MDOT director discusses accelerated timeline for ‘The Big Fix’ project

Jessica Dilley, MDOT’s alternative program deliveries director, discussed the I-20/I-55 Freight Corridors Improvement Project, known as The Big Fix, during an appearance on The Extra Mile Podcast.

Dilley said the project’s alternative delivery method allows the work to be completed in 2.5 years, compared with 15 years if the project were completed in separate pieces. Links to the full podcast episode and The Big Fix project website were provided in the comments.

Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."