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Mississippi Department of Transportation eliminates 44 jobs

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Central Mississippi Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall, left, responds to a lawmaker's question while Melinda McGrath, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation, during a hearing before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2014, in Jackson, Miss.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is eliminating 44 jobs in its Right-of-Way Division.

Jason Scott, spokesman for MDOT, says the workers in the Appraisals and Titles section of the Right-of-Way Division were notified this past week. He says workers will be employed with the MDOT until January.

MDOT officials say no other layoffs are planned.

A majority of the MDOT's money has been shifted to existing highways instead of new road projects. The Right-of-Way Division's workload decreased, but staff remained at the same level.

MDOT officials say the agency is adopting "best business practices, right-sizing our workforce and improving business processes with a focus on ways to reduce operational costs."