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One Lane of US 49 Reopens in Madison County After Heat Causes Buckle

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MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced crews repaired the buckle in the right lane of U.S. 49 South in Madison County. The lane between 1st Street and Petrified Forest Road has been reopened. MDOT removed traffic from the head-to-head configuration in the northbound lanes. Officials said the road buckled due to the excessive heat. They said the left lane of U.S. 49 south will r…

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One lane of US 49 reopens in Madison County after heat causes buckle

MADISON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) - Officials with the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced crews repaired the buckle in the right lane of U.S. 49 South in Madison County. The lane between 1st Street and Petrified Forest Road has been reopened. MDOT removed traffic from the head-to-head configuration in the northbound lanes. Officials said the road buckled due to the excessive heat. They said the left lane of U.S. 49 south will r…

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One lane of Hwy 49 reopened after heat causes road buckles in Madison County

One lane of a major highway in Madison County has been reopened after days of intense heat caused portions of it to buckle.

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