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Norrell Road interchange officially opens July 14. (Focus: Economic Development).

By Jeter, Lynne W.
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal
Date: Monday, July 14 2003

The Mississippi Department of Transportation will hold a ribbon cutting at 10 a.m. July 14 for the Norrell Road/I-20 interchange located west of Clinton in Hinds County, a key link to economic progress for Hinds County.

"We're opening up a part of Hinds County that is vital to economic development," said Jason Brookins, executive director of the Hinds County Economic Development District (HCEDD). "If you look at I-20 as an automotive or transportation corridor between Clinton and Bolton or Vicksburg, all is prime for development. The interchange will open up the Clinto

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