Byram Lists October 2026 Estimate for Old Byram Road Bridge
Byram, MS — The city lists October 2026 as the estimated completion month for Old Byram Road bridge repairs, but reopening timing remains unconfirmed.
As of a July 28, 2026 update, the City of Byram lists October 2026 as the estimated completion month for repairs to the Old Byram Road bridge over I-55.
That estimate gives residents and commuters a planning marker, but it is not a confirmed reopening date. The city’s project-update information does not establish that the bridge is currently closed or that traffic will resume on a specific day in October.
What the project covers
Mississippi Department of Transportation project documents identify the work as a bridge repair on Old Byram Road over I-55 in Hinds County. The documented scope includes work involving bridge bearings, joints, end walls, spalled concrete and the bridge deck.
Those details indicate a structural and concrete repair project rather than routine roadway maintenance. The documents describe the planned scope and do not prove that every listed item has been completed.
What MDOT previously announced
In an April 22, 2026 traffic advisory, MDOT announced a scheduled temporary closure for the repair work from May 11 through June 22, 2026. The notice also warned drivers to use an alternate route during that scheduled period.
That advisory is important background, but its dates do not establish the bridge’s traffic status on July 29, 2026. Conditions may change as construction progresses, and the city’s October estimate should be treated as a projected completion month rather than a guaranteed reopening date.
What Byram drivers should watch
For drivers who use Old Byram Road, the practical question is when the bridge will be fully available again. The city’s current public estimate points to October, but residents should check the latest City of Byram or MDOT traffic information before relying on that timing for a commute, delivery route or other trip.
The MDOT January 27, 2026 bid-award record confirms that the Old Byram Road bridge project was included among the department’s Hinds County bridge-repair awards. Together with the city’s update, that record supports the conclusion that the project is a documented infrastructure effort with a current estimated completion month.
Until an official reopening notice is issued, October should be understood as a target for completion, not a confirmed date when the bridge will reopen to traffic.
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