The Mississippi Department of Transportation announced this morning that all westbound lanes on the Biloxi Bay Bridge and on Beach Boulevard between the bridge and I-110 will open later today, more than two weeks ahead of the bridge’s original schedule. MDOT also announce today that all eastbound lanes of the bridge and Beach Boulevard between the bridge and I-110 are scheduled to open April 7, a week ahead of the bridge’s April 16 deadline.
The images below provide a westbound tour of the 1.7-mile bridge and 2.1-mile stretch from the bridge to I-110 as the area appeared at 11 a.m. on March 28, 2008. The tour begins on the Ocean Springs side of the Biloxi Bay Bridge, travels along Casino Row in east Biloxi, and ends at Caillavet Street, immediately east of I-110. Click on individual images to enlarge.
City of Biloxi photos by Vincent Creel.