Mike Hinricks demonstrates how MDOT's Traffic Management Center uses over 700 traffic cameras around the state to monitor #MShwys and provide real-time traffic updates. Travelers can access the information at MDOTtraffic.com. #PeopleOfMDOT | Mississippi Department of Transportation

UPDATE: SR 489 is now OPEN to traffic. MDOT crews have replaced the culvert and leveled the roadway. #MShwys #workingforyou —- Here is drone footage from the State Route 489 repair in Newton County. A large section of the roadway was washed out Wednesday and continued rainfall has delayed the repair. Currently crews are placing a new drainage culvert and filling the washout with crushed stone and dirt before opening it back up. Traffic will run on crushed stone for two weeks so any settlement ca

UPDATE: All lanes of U.S. Highway 49 have now reopened. MDOT engineers will continue to monitor roads and bridges as the flooding recedes. —- Flooding has closed Highway 49 in both directions at Red Creek south of Wiggins in Stone County. MDOT crews are on the scene. Motorists are advised to find an alternate route. #MShwys #mswx | Mississippi Department of Transportation