Mississippi Code Title 65. Highways, Bridges and Ferries § 65-3-133

(1) The mileage of highway specifically designated in subsection (2) of this section is in addition to the total mileage limitation of eight thousand six hundred (8,600) miles that is set out in Section 65-3-3.

(2) The following highway is designated as a state highway and is placed under the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission for construction and maintenance; and such highway, together with the highways designated in Sections 65-3-3 and 65-3-5, and all other laws adding links to the designated state highway system, are declared to be the state highway system of Mississippi:

Southern District--Lawrence and Marion Counties:

An extension of Mississippi 44 beginning at its intersection with Mississippi 27 in Lawrence County and extending easterly across the Pearl River to Mississippi 13 in Marion County.

(3) The Mississippi Transportation Commission shall maintain, construct, take over and assume jurisdiction of the highway designated in subsection (1) of this section in the same manner and upon the same terms and conditions as set out in Sections 65-1-75, 65-3-3, 65-9-1 and 65-9-3.

SECTION 2.

The following highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and returned to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Wayne County:

Southern District--Wayne County:

Beginning on Mississippi 510 at the end of state maintenance south of Mathersville, thence southeasterly approximately 4.4 miles to Supervisors District 2 of Wayne County.

SECTION 3.

The following highway is deleted from the state highway system, removed from the jurisdiction of the Mississippi Transportation Commission and returned to the jurisdiction of the Board of Supervisors of Humphreys County:

Central District--Humphreys County:

Mississippi 435 (Silent Shade Road) beginning at a point on Mississippi 12 approximately 5 miles east of Belzoni, thence northeasterly along the Yazoo River for 9 miles; all in Humphreys County.

SECTION 4.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation shall perform preliminary engineering, acquire necessary right-of-way and construct or reconstruct and maintain as a four-lane highway the following segment of highway:

Northern District--Lafayette County:

Mississippi 7 beginning at its intersection with Mississippi 6 and extending southerly to its intersection with Mississippi 9 West.