Part of Old Mobile Highway to Close 3 Months

An infrastructure project area planned for Old Mobile Highway in Pascagoula shows two detour options taking drivers around the bridge closure. Old Mobile Highway will remain open for business and residential access.

PASCAGOULA – City officials have contracted with Superior Asphalt to make infrastructure enhancements on Old Mobile Highway between14^th Street and Chico Road. The work will begin within the next two weeks and is expected to take three to four months to complete.

During this time, all businesses and residents along Old Mobile Highway will be accessible. However, the bridge on Old Mobile Highway will be completely closed for up to three months. A detour route will be marked around this closure.

The project is being funded through Mississippi Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration grant funding.

All drivers are asked to use caution around this construction site. Pay special attention to traffic signs, road workers, uneven pavement, and heavy equipment near the side of the road.

Pas Roads Temporarily Closed in Chipley Neighborhood

PASCAGOULA – Road crews and contractors are continuing to make water and sewer upgrades throughout the Chipley neighborhood resulting in the following road closures:

· 11^th Street/Seneca Avenue Intersection – Complete road closure for repairs of an existing storm drain. Expected to be reopened in late February.

· Parsley Avenue from 12^th Street to 14^th Street – Complete road closure for continued installation of a gravity sewer line. Expected to be reopened in late February.

· Choctaw Avenue from 11^th Street to 13^th Street – One lane closure followed by the complete closure of the road for the continued installation of a water line. Expected to be reopened in late February.

As upgrades on these and nearby roads progress, the contractor is working with residents in the area to insure access to homes. Drivers are asked to use caution around the construction sites.

The closures are part of the $3 million Chipley Water and Sewer Project funded through both State and Federal grant money and is on schedule to be completed by spring 2010.