{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/wicker-hyde-smith-guest-welcome-grant-improving-rail-highway-traffic-rankin", "Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Guest Welcome Grant Improving Rail, Highway Traffic in Rankin County", "2022-05-31", "2022", "2022-05", "Republican", "House", "MS", "Michael Guest", "G000591", "guest.house.gov", "guest", "https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), and U.S. Representative Michael Guest (R-Miss.) today welcomed the approval of a $1.5 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help construct a new rail crossing on Highway 18 in Brandon.\n\nThe project would eliminate an at-grade crossing and replace it with a grade-separated bridge and additional travel lane over the Kansas City Southern Railway (KCS).\n\n\u201cFor far too long, drivers along Highway 18 looking to get to school, the airport, or to work have faced delays because of the current rail crossing in Brandon,\u201d Wicker said. \u201cImproving this crossing will play a key role in reducing congestion, improving safety, and boosting commerce in Rankin County as it continues to grow.\u201d\n\n\u201cSteady and projected growth of Brandon and Rankin County requires important infrastructure improvements. This important project is exciting because it will expand rail and traffic capacity, while boosting safety in a significant way,\u201d Hyde-Smith said.\n\n\u201cRail is a critical piece of Mississippi\u2019s infrastructure, and creating a more modern rail system in Mississippi will help ensure that our economy remains competitive in the years to come,\u201d Guest said. \u201cThe announcement of this funding is welcome news, and I applaud my colleagues and our local, state, and federal stakeholders for their efforts to advance this project.\u201d\n\nThe project is expected to improve travel time for both commuters and KCS operations, while eliminating crashes at the crossing. The project is considered essential, as daily trips in the area are estimated to increase 49 percent and rail traffic by almost 70 percent by 2040.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:09:24Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://guest.house.gov/media/press-releases/wicker-hyde-smith-guest-welcome-grant-improving-rail-highway-traffic-rankin"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.6737459227442741, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}