The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1946-08-16

HighwdY To Stdrt
Within Two Weeks
At a formal meeting OF the
State Highway Department Tues.
day of this week at Jackson
members of the department out
lined to a delegation of Jackson
County citizens contemplated
work on the north and south APP
proaches to the Escatawpa bridge
on Highway SO, and widening and
repair of shoulders on Highway
80 between Pascagoula and Moss
Point, and gave specific times
for the start of the work.
Members of the High Commits
sion pledged the following work
and schedule:
l. Work will begin on the Es,
catawpa bridge approaches with.
in a maximum of two weeks. The
fill will be raised approximately
l8 inches to bring the asphal,
roadway above high tide.
2. Work will begin on Highway
80 between Pascagoula and Moss
Point within a maximum of 90
days. The Highway will be widen.
ed one foot on each side by as.
phalt shoulders. and the entire
concrete surface will be crowned
with a new surfacing of asphalt
3. The Department would make
no specific commitments as tc
when work would start on the
repair of the bridges on the three.
mile stretch of Highway so be-
tween Pascagoula and Gaufier,
Reason for this. highway depart.
menf members and engineers
said. is the scarcity of creosote
piling of the necessary length.
Part of this piling is already on
hand. however. and as soon az
a sufficient number are accum
ulated . contract will be let for
the driving of new benfs for the
bridges. they said.
4. There will be no delay in
the repair of the sunken concrete
on the West approach TO the East
river bridge at Pascagoula.
The meeting at Jackson Tues
day followed a protest meeting
Monday night. called by the
Young Mems Business Club at
its clubhouse Sin Moss Point. At.
tending the meeting as guests of
the club were representatives of
civic clubs of the county, county
business men, city officials of
Moss Point and Pascagoula,
members of the board of super
visors, and j. W. Kornrumpf,
district engineer representing the
highway department.
Attending the meeting of the
Highway Commission Tuesday
at Jackson were E. A. Khayat
and Earl Amonett of Moss Point,
Lynn Nelson of Escatawpa and
Easton King of Pascagoula. They
met with Mundell Bush, South
ern District Commissioner; S. T.
Roebuck, chairman of the COM
mission, and Walter Spiva, di-
rector.
Citizens of the two cities and
the county bitterly condemned
the condition of the two highways
at Monday nights meeting, and
the apparent neglect of the High
way Department in effecting
necessary repairs to dangerous
conditions that have developed
on the highways in the past few
years.
Hermes F. Gautier, member of
the Board of Supervisors, said
that repairs were vital to the
stretch of Highway 80 between
Pascagoula and Gautier in order.
to avoid serious accidents. The
bridges were not originally built
to withstand the heavy traffic load
that has developed in the past few
years, he added.
K. w. Burnham, president of
the board. pointed out the fact
that Highway So now carries as
much traffic as Highway 80 did
when it was constructed. He es-
timated that 1.500 cars use the
sunken stretch of SO daily.
Other speakers who condemned
the situation were Mayor John r.
Watts of Pascagou1a; Lynn Nell
son and Howard Rabby of Esca-
tawpa; E. A. Khayat of the YM-
BE; Claude Delmas of Pascagoula;
]. Guy Krebs, floater represen-
tative for Jackson and Harrison
counties; L. K. Mcintosh of Moss
Point, who presided at the meet
ing; Easton King of the Chron-
icle-Star and Advertiser; r. B.
McIlwain, representing the XII
wants Club. and others.
The speakers variously point
ted out that the two highways
had been neglected for years, and
that IN extremely dangerous
situation. already responsible for
accidents, has developed on High
way 90 in the sunken bridges on
the Paseagoula-G autier stretch.
New construction is taking place
along several stretches of the