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U.S. 11 closure in Jones County planned for railroad crossing repair

Both directions of U.S. 11 between Warehouse Dr. and Sanderson Dr. in Jones County will be closed from 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, for a railroad crossing repair, according to the Laurel Airport Authority.

Motorists may seek alternate routes and should be on high alert for roadside workers.

Source: Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."