Mississippi News

Power line blocking I-55 South in Hinds County has been cleared

A power line that had blocked lanes on I-55 South at Savanna Street near Exit 90A in Hinds County has been cleared, according to the Mississippi Department of Transportation.

Earlier updates said the obstruction first blocked the left two southbound lanes and later shifted to the right two southbound lanes. The updates identified the location as I-55 South at Savanna Street, Exit 90A.

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."