Work Zone Safety & Highway 49, I-20 updates

Episode 2 of "The Extra Mile" podcast features a conversation on work zone safety with MDOT Deputy Executive Director/Chief Engineer Brian Ratliff. MDOT Public Information Officer Michael Flood also joins the show to talk Highway 49, I-20 and other central Mississippi project updates.
Episode 2 of "The Extra Mile" podcast features a conversation on work zone safety with MDOT Deputy Executive Director/Chief Engineer Brian Ratliff. MDOT Public Information Officer Michael Flood also joins the show to talk Highway 49, I-20 and other central Mississippi project updates.





The Extra Mile Episode 2: Work Zone Safety & Highway 49, I-20 updates - Show Notes

Show intro with Paul and Waverly 

Guest: Brian Ratliff, MDOT Deputy Executive Director/Chief Engineer
  • Brian's background, different roles at MDOT 
  • MDOT adapting and keeping Mississippi moving in a COVID-19 world 
  • How dangerous is it for the MDOT men and women working out on the roads? 
  • What can the traveling public do to keep MDOT workers safe? 
  • MDOT workers are real people, update on worker who lost a leg in the line of service
Litter PSA - voiced by Katey Hornsby, MDOT Southern District Public Information Officer

Guest: Michael Flood, MDOT Central District Public Information Officer 
  • Experiences at MDOT over the years, favorite part of working for the agency 
  • Highway in Rankin County update
  • Why has the Highway 49 project in Rankin County taken so long to complete? 
  • I-20 project in Jackson update
  • Other project updates in central Mississippi, including updates from District 3
  • Intro to new District 3 Engineer Earl Glenn
  • Reminder to watch out for our workers during projects 
Show outro
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