MDOT REPORT

It was a busy spring in MDOT Aeronautics. The FY 2026 Airport Multi-Modal cycle is wrapping up. Congratulations to all of those that were awarded. As is becoming standard, there were simply too many good projects to fund all of them. All told, there were 32 applications worth about $8 million in requested funds. We were able to fund 17 of them, totaling $3,756,446. With the completion of a special session of the legislature, MDOT now has its state FY 2026 budget, and we can proceed with issuing grant agreements and getting these projects moving, come July 1.

Speaking of the special session, SB 2049 provided funding for the Strategic Multi-Modal Fund again, this year at $18 million. Governor Tate Reeves signed the budget bill in late June.