{"id":36271,"date":"2014-05-08T14:15:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-08T19:15:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=36271"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:25:38","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:25:38","slug":"old-taylor-road-bridge-to-close-monday-may-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/old-taylor-road-bridge-to-close-monday-may-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Taylor Road Bridge To Close Monday, May 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_36272\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Old-Taylor-Road-Double-Roundabout.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36272\" class=\"wp-image-36272 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Old-Taylor-Road-Double-Roundabout-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Old Taylor Road project rendering, courtesy of MDOT\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Old-Taylor-Road-Double-Roundabout-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Old-Taylor-Road-Double-Roundabout.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-36272\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Old Taylor Road project rendering, courtesy of MDOT<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Old Taylor Road bridge over Highway 6 \u2013 as well as the ramps onto and off the bridge from Highway 6 \u2013 will close on Monday, May 12 and remain closed until mid-August. During this time, vehicles will not have access to Highway 6 at the Old Taylor Road junction. Kitchenaid Road, a relief road that connects Old Taylor Road to Coliseum Drive, is now open to through traffic. <a href=\"http:\/\/beautiful.olemiss.edu\/old-taylor-road-bridge\/\">See a map of the affected areas and detour route<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The closure is part of a Mississippi Department of Transportation construction project that will widen the bridge and add a roundabout on either side of Old Taylor Road Bridge over Highway 6. The widened bridge will be able to accommodate four traffic lanes and will feature a protected, eight-foot sidewalk for pedestrians. The new bridge and ramps will open no later than August 15, though work will continue in the area until November.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Old Taylor Road bridge over Highway 6 \u2013 as well as the ramps onto and off the bridge from Highway 6 \u2013 will close on Monday, May 12 and remain closed until mid-August. During this time, vehicles will not have access to Highway 6 at the Old Taylor Road junction. 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