MDOT Seeks Bids on $15M-$20M US 72 Repair Near Iuka

A major US 72 repair project in Tishomingo County is headed to bid this month. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will open bids Tuesday, Nov. 24, on a contract to repair and resurface about 5.9 miles of the four-lane highway east of Iuka, from the west end of State Route 25 to the Alabama state line, and to repair the twin US 72 bridges over Highway 25.

MDOT’s estimate range letter for the November letting, dated Oct. 30, places the combined contract between $15 million and $20 million.

What the US 72 repair contract covers

According to MDOT’s notice to contractors, the job combines two federal-aid projects into one contract:

• Concrete repair, seal and overlay of approximately 5.9 miles of US 72 from the west end of SR 25 to the Alabama line.
• Bridge repair on US 72 over MS 25, listed as Bridge Nos. 84.9A and 84.9B.
• Contract time: 189 working days.

The notice also lists advance quantities, which MDOT labels as information only and subject to change. They give a sense of the scale of the work:

• More than 47,000 tons of asphalt pavement, including 42,178 tons of 9.5-millimeter surface mix and 5,322 tons of 19-millimeter mix.
• About 5,336 square yards of concrete pavement removal.
• Hydrodemolition of 2,668 square yards of bridge deck, followed by 148 cubic yards of bridge deck overlay concrete.
• 24 bearing replacements on prestressed concrete girders, plus joint repair and new joint seals.
• 21 miles of ground-in rumble strips and new thermoplastic striping and reflective markers.
• 2,140 linear feet of precast concrete median barrier and two changeable message signs for traffic control.

Bid opening set for Nov. 24 in Jackson

Electronic bids are due to the Mississippi Transportation Commission at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 24, and will be read publicly shortly afterward in the sixth-floor conference room of the MDOT Administration Building, 401 North West Street in Jackson. Proposal and plan sales for the November letting began Nov. 2.

The notice does not give a construction start date. Work would begin only after the commission awards a contract and MDOT issues a notice to proceed, and the documents released so far do not describe lane closures or detours. Drivers who use US 72 between Iuka and the Alabama line should expect work zones once the project is under way.

Other area projects on MDOT’s schedule

MDOT’s schedule of proposed projects, updated Nov. 10, also lists several later jobs in the area. The department notes that the list is a work in progress and that projects can move to earlier or later months.

• January 2027: MS 25 bridge replacement between SR 4 and County Road 23 in Tishomingo County.
• April 2027: MS 145 bridge replacements in Prentiss County and another MS 25 bridge replacement in Tishomingo County.
• May 2027: Bridge repair on US 72 over Bridge Creek and on Harper Road over US 45 in Alcorn County.
• July 2027: US 72 realignment at Liddon Lake Road in Alcorn County.
• October 2027: MS 172 bridge replacement in Tishomingo County.

Contractors with questions can reach MDOT’s Contract Administration Division at 601-359-7700.

Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation, Notice to Contractors (November 2026 letting)

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