MDOT to close 465 Tuesday afternoon

Published 11:56 am Tuesday, March 31, 2020

The Mississippi Department of Transportation will close Mississippi 465 from U.S. 61 North to the backwater levee beginning Tuesday at 2 p.m.

MDOT spokesman Mike Flood said information from the Central District engineer indicated the highway was underwater, forcing the closure of the road.

The road is flooded when the Mississippi River reaches a level of 46.5 feet. The river’s present stage was 47.04 feet Tuesday.

The Mississippi is expected to crest at 50 feet at Vicksburg on April 8.

MDOT closed the highway because of flooding in February and reopened it from U.S. 61 North to the backwater levee March 17.

Flood said the portion of 465 from the backwater levee to the gin at Eagle Lake remains closed.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District closed the Steele Bayou Control Structure Monday, and the backwater is expected to crest at about 96 feet.

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John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.