2/18/09-A bill has died that sought to take a creative approach to reducing crossover wrecks on a portion of Interstate 59 has been put to rest.
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, HB48 would have required the Mississippi Department of Transportation to develop and implement a median crossing safety project.
Instead of mandating the installation of cables to prevent crossovers, the bill called for trees to be planted in the median “where few or no trees exist.” The 10-mile portion of roadway that would have been affected begins at the state’s border with Louisiana.
Formby wrote in the bill that the area would cover the stretch of median where MDOT last removed, or contracted for removal, trees.

1/16/09-A bill in the House Transportation Committee is intended to reduce crossover wrecks on a portion of Interstate 59.
Sponsored by Rep. Mark Formby, R-Picayune, HB48 would require MDOT to develop and implement a median crossing safety project.
Instead of mandating the installation of cables to prevent crossovers, the bill calls for trees to be planted in the median “where few or no trees exist.” The 10-mile portion of roadway that would be affected begins at the state’s border with Louisiana.
Formby wrote in the bill that the area would cover the stretch of median where MDOT last removed, or contracted for removal, trees.
For bill status, call 601-359-3719.