The state’s transportation system isn’t being kept up because it’s underfunded, leaving state roads and bridges crumbling. This is according to MDOT's Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King in a Hattiesburg press conference today. He stresses it’s going to take…
Finding transportation is something most of us likely take for granted, but can be a difficult task for the elderly. One local ministry is beginning a service aimed at helping the elderly get from one place to another a little…
U.S. Department of Transportation officials say they have reached an agreement with Alabama after determining that black residents were disproportionately hurt by the state's closure of rural driver's license offices. The state in 2015 shuttered 31 part-time offices. The closures…
A project that’s been in the works for years has finally been completed at the Ocean Springs Harbor. As part of the ongoing construction and improvement of the area, a floating kayak dock, which is accessible to the handicapped, has…
There’s a new spot for small planes to hang on the Coast and it is located in Gulfport. A ribbon cutting was held for the eight new hangars that are now open for small planes at the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport.…
Transportation officials say more people are looking to move into communities where walking and biking is the standard. The “Get to Be” Bike-Walk Summit wheeled into the Biloxi Civic Center today as part of a three day event where Mississippi…
Scheduling and safety are being cited as the top two tasks for laying the groundwork for Amtrak’s possible return to the Coast. Officials and local leaders from Hancock, Harrison and Jackson counties gathered to discuss restoring passenger rail services on…
Big changes to how USM Gulf Park students travel their campus by foot are on the way. Tuesday morning, MDOT and the Federal Highway Administration presented a $160,000 check to the school. It’s part of the Transportation Alternative Grant Program.…
The Big Rig Truck Show is rolling on the Gulf Coast for the second year in a row. Show trucks from all around the Coast have made a pit stop at the Mississippi Coast Convention Center. The Big Rig Truck…
A series of work sessions along the Gulf Coast to discuss what it will take to bring back Amtrak continues today in Biloxi. The meeting, conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, included about 20 representatives from Amtrak, CSX, the Southern…
A proposal advancing at the capitol would use part of Mississippi’s oil spill settlement money to help pay for transportation improvements statewide. The plan came from House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jeff Smith, a Columbus Republican. Gulf Coast representatives…
Local officials met today to iron out the details on tomorrow’s testing tour. Biloxi officials are calling their portion of the trip “The Biloxi Whistle Stop” where Amtrak and state leaders will be greeted by a Mardi Gras entourage. Amtrak…
While the Biloxi Shuckers already have a big fan base here on the Coast, they could have even more supporters should Amtrak start a new route through South Mississippi. One of the stops during tomorrow’s test run will be at…
Coast leaders are behind the return of Amtrak. Now, our state leaders are one step closer to making it a reality. Today, Senator Roger Wicker announced a concrete step to bringing the passenger rail service back. According to Wicker, a…
A number of Coast celebrations are on track to welcome Amtrak’s inspection train to South Mississippi this Thursday. News 25’s Kristen Durand shows us who is going to be on board and what this trip could mean for the long…
The City of Biloxi wants to convince Amtrak to have a stop in Biloxi and in February, they’ll have that chance. Amtrak and the Southern Railway Commission have announced a tour of the railway between Jacksonville, Florida and New Orleans…
After a ten year hiatus, could a passenger train be on its way back to South Mississippi? A
Uber is just one of the popular smart phone apps taking over the country with its quick and easy ride sharing process.
Ocean Springs is hoping to bring the taxi service right here to the Coast
The Coast Transit Authority will start a new fare free route this Friday in D’iberville.
“All Aboard” could be a cry heard once again along South Mississippi cities that is if Federal officials get on board with a drive to bring passenger rail services back to South Mississippi.
The return of a passenger rail service could be on its way to the Gulf Coast.
Studies show school buses are the safest mode of transportation for getting children back and forth to school, but the big yellow bus can only go so far, and that's where Buster the Bus rolls in.