Interstate 310 (I-310), also designated as Mississippi Highway 601 (MS 601), is a proposed auxiliary route of
I-10
Interstate 10 (I-10) is the southernmost transcontinental highway in the Interstate Highway System of the United States. It is the fourth-longest Interstate in the country at , following I-90, I-80, and I-40. It was part of the originall ...
in
Gulfport, Mississippi
Gulfport ( ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States, and its co-county seat. It had a population of 72,926 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of municipalities in Mississippi, second-most populous ...
. It is planned to travel from
US Highway 90 (US 90) near the
Port of Gulfport to I-10. The route is part of the High Priority Corridor 100(B), Central Mississippi Corridor, as part of the
I-14 extension project. The route is also listed as part of High Priority Corridors 93 (the South Mississippi Corridor) and 94 (the Kosciusko to Gulf Coast corridor).
Route description
The road is planned to travel from I-10 in the northern part of the city south to US 90 near the Port of Gulfport and downtown Gulfport. Officials want the highway to be as close as possible to the port so it can be accessed easily.
History
I-310 was originally listed as the southern part of High Priority Corridors 93 (the South Mississippi Corridor) and 94 (the Kosciusko to Gulf Coast corridor).
The highway's designation was at first considered to be I-210, but, because the Interstate is going to the port and not going to connect back to I-10 forming a loop, the road was numbered I-310;
I-110 was already taken in nearby
Biloxi
Biloxi ( ; ) is a city in Harrison County, Mississippi, United States. It lies on the Gulf Coast of the United States, Gulf Coast in southern Mississippi, bordering the city of Gulfport, Mississippi, Gulfport to its west. The adjacent cities ar ...
. The original state highway designation for the freeway was proposed as Mississippi Highway 977 (MS 977) but has since been changed to MS 601. The design of the highway began in 2005 and the
right-of-way acquisitions started in 2006. This put the estimated completion date to 2012. Construction was supposedly started in 2008, but, , construction had not started. The
Mississippi Department of Transportation
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) is the organization in charge of developing and maintaining all state and federal roadways in the U.S. state of Mississippi. In addition to highways, the department also has a limited role in s ...
wanted the road to be an elevated freeway like its sister road, I-110.
When the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),H.R. 3684 is a United States federal statute enacted by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on Nov ...
designated an extended future
I-14 corridor that would encompass the original "14th Amendment Highway" and "Gulf Coast Strategic Highway" concepts, future I-310/MS 601 became part of the High Priority Corridor 100, the Central Mississippi Corridor, part B. The corridor would extend from the northern terminus of future I-310 northward following
US 49 to
US 98 near
Hattiesburg
Hattiesburg is a city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, located primarily in Forrest County (where it is the county seat and most populous city) and extending west into Lamar County. The city population was 48,730 in 2020, making it the 5th m ...
, before heading northward on
I-59 to
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.
Exit list
See also
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References
External links
Interstate 310 on Interstate-guide.com
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Buildings and structures in Gulfport, Mississippi
Transportation in Harrison County, Mississippi
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