Senator Hyde-Smith believes rebuilding infrastructure is key to the future of Mississippi and the nation. She understands that aging highways, bridges, and basic public works infrastructure represents an impediment to public safety and economic growth. She includes the need for greater broadband access among these needs. Senator Hyde-Smith is committed to using her committee assignments to support responsible efforts to improve infrastructure, particularly in rural areas.
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES NEED FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS TO FEDS MEETING IN VICKSBURG
HYDE-SMITH STRESSES NEED FOR YAZOO BACKWATER PUMPS TO FEDS MEETING IN VICKSBURG
Interagency Working Group Convenes in Miss. to Learn More on Desperate South Delta Flood Control Needs
VICKSBURG, MISS. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today addressed federal officials to again stress the need for the federal government to construct a pumping station to successfully deliver effective flood protection to the Yazoo Backwater Area of the South Delta.
Hyde-Smith was among members of the...
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $15.4M IN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR MISS.
WICKER, HYDE-SMITH WELCOME $15.4M IN INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDING FOR MISS.
Yazoo City, Tupelo, Ripley Awarded Grants for Train Station, Highway & Nature Trail
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today praised the award of $15.4 million for infrastructure projects in Yazoo City, Tupelo, and Ripley.
The three grants, which are specifically designed for local projects, were awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) through the Rebuilding...
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO OVERTURN EXPANSIVE BIDEN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW RULE
HYDE-SMITH VOTES TO OVERTURN EXPANSIVE BIDEN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW RULE
Miss. Senator Joins Effort to Stop Onerous New NEPA Requirements on Public Works Projects
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today voted to overturn the Biden administration’s efforts to greatly expand the scope of federal environmental reviews for public works projects, including pipelines, bridges, roads, and other infrastructure.
Hyde-Smith is an original cosponsor of S.J.Res.55, a Congressional...
Cautious optimism over new plan recommended to finish the pumps
Mississippi Farm Bureau
Cautious optimism over new plan recommended to finish the pumps
By Jon Kalahar
They’d been in this very same room just weeks ago. Giving the same testimony about the rising waters, the flooded roads and homes, the farm land useless for another year. This time, however, it...
Details shared with community about new Yazoo Backwater pump plan
WAPT-TV Jackson
Details shared with community about new Yazoo Backwater pump plan
Project involves installing pumps to prevent flooding
Madeleine Nolan, Reporter
VICKSBURG, Miss. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency held the last of three community...
Yazoo River flood control project to be resurrected
The Center Square
Yazoo River flood control project to be resurrected
By Steve Wilson | The Center Square
(The Center Square) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is looking at a plan to prevent annual flooding in the Yazoo River basin that will include resurrecting a massive pump project that has...