CSX to work on MLK Avenue crossing in Ocean Springs next week

CSX Transportation announced Thursday that Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Ocean Springs will be closed for maintenance next week.

MLK Avenue will close at 8 a.m. Tuesday and is expected to re-open by 8 a.m. Thursday, July 2, barring unexpected equipment or weather delays.

This is a tentative schedule, but motorists should be prepared to take an alternate route if traveling in the area next week.