RANKIN COUNTY, Miss.— Construction trucks and bright orange cones blocked the southbound side of the bridge over the Ross Barnett Reservoir in Goshen Springs, Mississippi, on Wednesday, with cars lining up at a temporary red light on the other side of the road. Soon, the entire bridge will be closed for construction until October.
The Mississippi Department of Transportation recently inspected the bridge and found a void, or a large empty hole, under the part of the bridge that connects to the main road on Mississippi Route 43 in Goshen Springs. The two-lane bridge on Mississippi Route 43 that connects Rankin County to Madison County will be closed from July 28 to Oct. 1 for construction, the agency said in a July 15 press release.
More than 3,500 vehicles cross the bridge daily, MDOT told the Mississippi Free Press on Thursday morning…