Cell Tower Moved Sunday For I-55 Expansion

RIDGELAND, Miss. - WAPT.com

Crews began moving a notable cell phone tower on Sunday to make way for an expansion on Interstate 55.

The new home for the Washington monument replica in Ridgeland is only a few hundred feet away from its old location.

The tower houses antennas for three cell phone companies, weighs 120,000 pounds and will be moved in one piece.

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