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City officials are expected to begin negotiations with a Nashville, Tenn.-based engineering firm to prepare plans for improving the Vicksburg Municipal Airport, including a runway expansion to about 6,500 feet.
The airport expansion is expected to be part of a multimodal system centered around a proposed new port for Vicksburg or the possible expansion of the existing port and expected to cost an estimated $7 to $8 million.