New sign, Swinnea Road repairs in Southaven

Photo: The new sign in front of the BankPlus Amphitheater promotes concerts and city events from its location on Getwell Road.

Southaven Mayor Darren Musselwhite touted a new sign at Snowden Grove Park and repair work on Swinnea Road recently on social media.

Musselwhite, on his Mayor’s Report blog, addressed new signage along Getwell Road in front of the park and amphitheater, and explained how dips on a new section of Swinnea Road were fixed. 

The new video board signage was designed to match the appearance of the nearby walking bridge. It will advertise concerts at the amphitheater and other park activities. The sign will also provide public safety alerts when needed and other messages.  

Olive Branch has already installed a similar-type video messaging sign welcoming drivers at the intersection of Malone and Goodman roads.   

The old Snowden Grove sign was taken down when the pedestrian bridge was constructed.  

Design and construction errors in the extension of Swinnea Road south to Church Road resulted at the time the roadway was built through low-lying and swampy terrain. 

Musselwhite said dirt settling over box culverts caused soft spots in the road. 

“Recently, we used a new material and process called Polly foam injections to level the road subsurface and then topped it with a new surface layer of asphalt,” said Musselwhite.