{"id":139071,"date":"2024-05-06T12:06:17","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=139071"},"modified":"2024-05-06T12:06:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T17:06:23","slug":"oxford-and-lafayette-county-mississippi-secure-160-million-dollars-to-improve-highway-7-south","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/oxford-and-lafayette-county-mississippi-secure-160-million-dollars-to-improve-highway-7-south\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford and Lafayette County, Mississippi Secure 160 Million Dollars to Improve Highway 7 South"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The <strong>Mississippi Senate<\/strong> and <strong>House of Representatives<\/strong> passed legislation today providing $160,000,000 to allow for the four-laning of <strong>Highway 7 South<\/strong> from the Highway 7 and <strong>Belk Boulevard<\/strong> intersection to the Highway 7\/9 roundabout. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This along with the $15,000,000 appropriated for the project in 2023 will allow for this much needed improvement to be a reality. \u00a0The success is a result of local and state leaders working collectively and will improve the safety, quality of life and economic opportunity for our community and those around us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-MayorTannehill-SupervisorLarson.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"669\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-MayorTannehill-SupervisorLarson-980x1024.jpg?resize=640%2C669&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-139072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/2024-05-MayorTannehill-SupervisorLarson.jpg?resize=980%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 980w, 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