Improvements coming to Fort Bayou boat launch and fishing pier
The Old Fort Bayou boat launch and fishing pier will be closing for a construction project. Contractors will begin improvements on Monday, January 15. The facility…
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MDOT announces overnight closures for Fort Bayou drawbridge in Jackson County
The Mississippi Department of Transportation said Monday that overnight closures of the Fort Bayou drawbridge in Jackson County are planned this week. The drawbridge will be closed Tuesday and…
MDOT: Fort Bayou Drawbridge in Ocean Springs to open Thursday afternoon
All four lanes of the Fort Bayou drawbridge will reopen to traffic at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, May 20. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) closed the drawbridge on March 14 for a repair project. “We are thrilled to reopen this…
MDOT reducing Fort Bayou drawbridge to two lanes
The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will reduce the Fort Bayou drawbridge in Ocean Springs from four lanes down to two on Sunday. The traffic shift is part of an ongoing, $20-million bridge repair project to rehabilitate and upgrade the…
Minor diesel spill from boat at Fort Bayou
Yesterday, the Coast Guard responded to a minor diesel spill that came from a boat in Fort Bayou near Ocean Springs. Since the spill was reported, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality responded to the incident to clean up the…