Work on Highway 7/University roundabout has begun

Published 3:14 pm Thursday, October 10, 2024

Mississippi Department of Transportation road crews arrived in Oxford Thursday and were already out on University Avenue getting preliminary work done for the future roundabout.

The roundabout will connect University Avenue to Highway 7. The current interchange is one of the area’s most dangerous intersections with cars having to cross over the busy University Avenue to get on and off Highway 7.

The project is expected to take about 18 months.

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The project is being funded by Oxford, Lafayette County and MDOT, along with appropriations and grants from the Mississippi Legislature.

Any expenses that exceed all state-appropriated and designated funds and funds contributed by the city and county, will be paid by MDOT.