Future road projects spark ‘exploding’ economic growth in Madison County
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The promises of wider roads and better access have sparked a construction boom in the Bozeman Road area, so says Madison County District 2 Supervisor Trey Baxter.
If you drive down Bozeman Road, you’re likely to signs of new growth, from a new assisted living facility now under construction, and a sign showing the street will be the future home of Magnolia Speech School.
Meanwhile, the county is moving forward on plans to widen Bozeman Road and improve access to it by building the second and third phases of Reunion Parkway.
“We’ve had supermarkets contact us, residential developers,” Baxter said. “It’s wide open the kind of people that are contacting us to build on those roads.”
“The county this year has had over $70 million in commercial investments. Most of it is in Glucktsadt and the Bozeman Road areas,” he said.
Construction is underway at the site of the new Magnolia Speech School on…
