MDOT encourages marine traffic to shelter
HATTIESBURG, MISS. – As Hurricane Isaias nears the Gulf Coast, the Mississippi Department of Transportation advises any boats that need to shelter on the back bay or need to move inland via one of the drawbridges on the Mississippi Gulf Coast to do so by 10 a.m. Friday.
Tropical storm force winds are expected to affect the area starting tomorrow.
These wind speeds have prompted MDOT to remove the gate arms on drawbridges on I-110, State Route 605 and State Route 609.
The gate arms will be removed starting Friday, October 9, at 10 a.m. Then, the bridges will be locked down and closed to marine traffic.
They will not be raised again until after the storm passes.
