Motorists on U.S. 90 in east Biloxi are reminded to use caution as MDOT crews continue on the first phases of a $92 million project that will see new asphalt, traffic signals, curbing and sidewalks installed from Biloxi Bay to St. Louis Bay.
In east Biloxi, intermittent lane closures are required between Myrtle and Main streets as the highway is being milled and overlayed, and new signals, curbs and sidewalks are being installed.
For background on MDOT’s work on the 26-mile stretch of U.S. 90 along the Mississippi Coast, click here.
Volunteers to be at Ohr site this weekend
Volunteers from throughout the Southeast are expected to gather Saturday , at the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art construction site in east Biloxi.
The volunteers are preparing the property for the Dec. 1 public celebration of the Return of the Ohr Gallery Pods.
Those interested in participating should show up Saturday at 8 a.m. with rakes and wheelbarrows. Delta Sanitation is donating dumpsters for the day.
Volunteer groups signed up to date include Hands On Biloxi; Americorps; Keesler AFB; representatives of the East Biloxi Design Studio; and cadets from The Citadel.
Weekend preview: Smothers Brothers, Vets and more
Among the events on tap this weekend: appearances by the Smothers Brothers at the Beau Rivage, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra at the Coast Coliseum, and a Veterans parade in downtown Gulfport.
To see the complete lineup, courtesy of the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention and Visitors Bureau, click here.
News and notes
Webcasting: Gene Coleman, editor of The Biloxi-D’Iberville Press, hosts a 30-minute discussion covering another of issues, including the removal of concrete slabs, Tuesday’s council meeting and annexation. To listen to the program, click here.
City holiday: Non-emergency municipal offices and divisions will be closed Monday in observance of Veterans Day. All are scheduled to re-open at their appointed times Tuesday.
Bridge work: Motorists in north Biloxi are reminded that city contractors will be making repairs to the steel grid of the Popp’s Ferry Road bridge Monday and Tuesday from 6 p.m. to midnight. The work may reduce the bridge to one lane at the span both nights. To see the overall schedule of road work underway in Biloxi, as published each weekday by the Public Works Department, click here.
Council schedule: The City Council’s next scheduled meeting is Monday, Nov. 19. To see the council’s holiday schedule, click here.
