We saw nine expansions of existing industries in the area. The widening of the river channel leading into the park has been funded and is underway, and will allow the port to accept traffic four-barges wide. Our interpretive museum on the river is back on track, as well as our business incubator, which we need for business start-ups. 61 Bypass straight to the port. That is scheduled to begin in 2003.
Rail traffic remains a strength.
And we are working with AmTrak to add a stop in Vicksburg in the next two years. We ve had companies interested in the port, but no available space. And we are expecting to build a rail line into our industrial park on Interstate 20. We also want to land some Nissan suppliers. We re 40 minutes from the plant and have excellent transportation infrastructure in place.