Paving begins on Lafayette County Industrial Park Road, traffic delays expected
Paving started on Industrial Park Road today, with flaggers, lane shifts and slowdowns expected through mid-August near Winchester. County leaders are steering drivers to the new College Hill Road access.
Paving began Wednesday on Lafayette County Industrial Park Road, and the work should run into about mid-August with flaggers, lane shifts and occasional slowdowns near Winchester. The road will stay open during the project, but drivers should expect changing traffic patterns as crews move through the work zone.
The county is urging motorists to use caution and, when possible, take the new road from College Hill Road to reach the industrial park.
The paving is part of a broader round of infrastructure work around the industrial park. On May 29, the county said roundabout construction would begin at the CR 101, CR 166 and CR 1032 intersection at the park near Winchester. The intersection will remain open, but drivers should expect narrow lanes and occasional delays.
County supervisors took another step in the same direction at their July 6 meeting, approving multiple conditional-use requests and an advertisement for bids for improvements to the Max D. Hipp Industrial Park. The park covers roughly 250 acres with water, sewer, road access and high-speed fiber.
That site readiness has been built over years. The park was certified as AT&T fiber ready in 2016, and Lafayette County and city officials have provided water and sewer service there. A 2023 state site-development funding report listed $3,274,000 for the Oxford-Lafayette County Industrial Park for clearing, road infrastructure improvements and grading.
Magnolia Materials moved a proposed asphalt plant there in October 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved a preliminary site plan in January, and the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality held a public hearing on the plant’s air and water permits on June 10 at the Oxford Conference Center.
When the project wraps, the county expects smoother pavement on a key access road.
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