JACKSON, Miss. – JXN Water announces an emergency road closure will begin today, Tuesday, April 16 beginning at 9 a.m. and continue for up to five days. This closure is for an emergency drinking water pipe repair.

Location: Fortification Street.

Details: JXN Water crews will be making a pipe repair and closing the road at Fortification Street between Quinn Street and Monroe Street. Westbound travelers will be detoured north on Quinn Street and can travel west on Poplar Boulevard then south on North Jefferson Street back to Fortification. Eastbound travelers will be detoured south on Monroe Street and can travel east on Moody Street then north on Quinn Street back to Fortification Street.

Large vehicles should seek alternate routes. Drivers are reminded to slow down, avoid distractions and be on high alert for roadside workers during the closure.