Railroad underpass on Highway 278 in Amory closing for repairs

AMORY, Miss. (WCBI) – There’s an upcoming road closing in Amory to tell you about.

Highway 278 at the B.N.S.F. railroad underpass will be closed starting June 26 at 7 a.m.

It will remain closed until Thursday afternoon. Detour signs will be in place.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation says concrete road repairs are the reason for the closure.

Mayor Corey Gleen says he is excited to see the new bridge in use.

“We’re going to close down the underpass for some cosmetic and facelift issues, and on the westbound lane, we have a surface issue that we’re going to modify. So, as it relates to the traffic, we’ll divert that around waterway drive, and also over on Third coming off the 278 corridor, down to North Main. We’re excited about it. It’s going to be a tan, sandy-gold color, and add more character to one of the main entrances of Amory,” said Mayor Corey Glenn.

Glenn said the repairs should be finished in a week’s time.

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