A large construction project that's been catching the notice of motorists on I-10 in Hancock County will be a modern truck inspection and weigh station. Officials hope it will expedite the flow of giant trucks through south Mississippi and simultaneously ease highway dangers. Kelly Castleberry, an engineer for the Mississippi Department of Transportation, said work began on the project about a year ago. The new station is on the south side of I-10 between the 10- and 11-mile markers, at the site of a former rest area.
The site now holds a new office building for MDOT officials and a tall barn to be used in weighing and inspecting long-distance trucking rigs. The barn includes a pit that MDOT enforcement officers can use to get beneath trucks to conduct brake, undercarriage and other safety inspections, as well as contraband searches.
The station will cost about $14 million, to be paid through a mix of federal and state funding, Castleberry said.
"It should hopefully be finished by the end of this year," he said. source
The site now holds a new office building for MDOT officials and a tall barn to be used in weighing and inspecting long-distance trucking rigs. The barn includes a pit that MDOT enforcement officers can use to get beneath trucks to conduct brake, undercarriage and other safety inspections, as well as contraband searches.
The station will cost about $14 million, to be paid through a mix of federal and state funding, Castleberry said.
"It should hopefully be finished by the end of this year," he said. source
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