Because it isn't? If you bother to read the article the reason the have this issue is that the republican controlled state government and representatives keep shooting down efforts to repair the crumbling infrastructure. Even tough the money has been apportioned by the us congress, the money is there but Four Republicans from Mississippi’s congressional delegation, Representatives Michael Guest, Trent Kelly and Steven Palazzo and Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, keep voting against the bill, give no reason. Tough we all know the reason.

That area is mostly populated by African Americans and they vote mostly democrats, which is why the state gov doesn't do anything about it.