Mississippi Receives Federal Funding for Railway Improvements
Mississippi is receiving federal funding for railway improvement projects, including a $35 million grant to upgrade rail lines between Moss Point and Helena. These improvements will modernize the Escatawpa River Swing Bridge, enhance railway safety by upgrading crossings, and raise…
Biloxi Gulfport, MS, October 25, 2026 —
Mississippi is receiving federal funding for railway improvements, including a $35 million grant for rail lines between Moss Point and Helena. The planned work includes upgrades to the Escatawpa River Swing Bridge, improvements to railway crossings and track elevations in flood-prone areas.
The projects are intended to modernize rail infrastructure and enhance railway safety. The summary of the funding does not identify the federal agency administering the grant, the project’s schedule or the organizations responsible for carrying out the work.
Additional federal funds are allocated to railway initiatives that affect Mississippi along the Gulf Coast and through multi-state projects. The available information does not specify the amounts, locations or scope of those additional initiatives, nor does it describe how the funds are divided among them.
The Moss Point-to-Helena project includes several distinct elements. Modernization of the Escatawpa River Swing Bridge is part of the work, alongside crossing upgrades and raising tracks in areas prone to flooding. No further engineering details, construction timetable or anticipated service changes were provided.
The funding announcement, as summarized, outlines the projects’ broad purposes but leaves key implementation details unspecified. It does not state when work will begin or be completed, identify the crossings or flood-prone segments involved, or provide information about the grant’s conditions. Those details were not included in the information available.
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