The Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction revised its list of bridges on the day Gov. Phil Bryant declared a State of Emergency. Initial orders were issued by the proclamation to the state Department of Transportation for closure of 83 county and local bridges found to be insufficient by the federal National Bridge Inspection Standards or the Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction. On Wednesday, the Mississippi Department of Transportation announced that it will close all bridges in Mississippi. The procedure allows counties to close bridges within 24 hour of being notified. MDOT will then inspect each bridge site that counties have not closed and determine the closure requirements. The department will then secure the closure materials and barricades, and police will be present for the closing of the bridges. On Thursday, the department will “start moving towards closing bridges”, using a list from the Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction that shows which bridges have been neglected to close. Officials from MDOT said Wednesday that they will continue to work through the list until they are all closed. Last month, the Federal Highway Administration informed the governor that many of the most hazardous bridges were still open. According to Melinda McGrath, MDOT executive director, the highway administration warned Mississippi that if dangerous bridges weren’t closed immediately, Mississippi could lose access to federal funds. McGrath stated that MDOT was grateful for the governor’s support for public safety and protecting federal transportation funds coming into the state. Clay Chandler, director for communications for Governor. Phil Bryant’s office said Tuesday’s governor’s emergency proclamation allowed any bridges that were found to be inadequate to be included. “The bridges will continue to add and fall off once they’re inspected/closed/repaired,” Chandler said in an email on Wednesday. “The bridges were discovered to be in poor condition some time back. These bridges were owned by local governments and were to be closed once the judgment was made. Some did, and others did not. Officials at MDOT said that the emergency was necessary because so many people didn’t. The Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction is responsible for funding and enforcing federal guidelines for roads and bridges owned by cities and counties. It has yet to respond to inquiries for comment. The Tuesday announcement was almost a week after U.S. Department of Transportation informed the state that the Federal Highway Administration believes that bridges that remain open pose a serious safety risk and that it requires immediate federal, state, and local action. Bridges that will be closed are expected to be in Amite and Carroll, Clarke. Greene. Hinds. Humphreys. Itawamba. Jasper. Jones. Lauderdale. Leake. Lincoln. Newton. Pike. Smith. Wayne counties. According to Mississippi Office of State Aid Road Construction documents there were 542 county and local bridges that had been closed as of Tuesday morning. Bryant was notified by the Federal Highway Administration that 378 bridges should be closed immediately in a April 5 letter. These bridges were derived from an action plan that was created by MDOT, administration and the Office of State Aid Road Construction in March 2017. It addressed compliance issues with National Bridge Inspection Standards regarding the inspection and closure of unsafe bridges. The statement stated that Bryant ordered these bridges to be closed until they comply with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations. Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that many bridges considered “deficient” by the Federal Highway Administration’s Mississippi Division were allowed to remain open to the public even last month. A spokesperson for the Federal Highway Administration stated that they do not have the legal authority to close bridges in cities and counties.