Road construction in Pascagoula causes major headache for one business owner

PASCAGOULA, Miss. (WLOX) – Many individuals alongside Market Road in Pascagoula take a look at the development as an indication of progress, however to some, it’s an indication of a serious headache.

Individuals like Tommy Chamberlain, the proprietor of Tommy’s Beautiful Detailing, says he’s shedding prospects due to the mud from the continuing highway work.

“I wish to convey my automobile down, however you have got all that mud occurring in entrance of your store,” mentioned Tommy Chamberlain. “Generally I believe you’re closed as a result of the doorways are down. The doorways are closed as a result of I can’t afford to let all of the mud in there for me to scrub the vehicles. I’ve bought solely two bays right here. So, whereas I bought the doorways open mud going to be flying in, so I bought to close the doorways.”

One other downside is when he leaves the vehicles within the storage to offer to the shoppers the following day.

“Once I rise up within the morning, the automobile continues to be filled with mud. I bought to rewash the automobile once more for the client,” mentioned Chamberlain. “Say the client doesn’t get right here in quarter-hour, what you suppose goes to occur? I bought extra vehicles to work on. I bought to tug that clear automobile out, and it’s going to get dusted. However I nonetheless bought different prospects I’ve bought to care for, and that automobile is already dusted earlier than the client get right here.”

He mentioned an issue like this could’ve been thought-about through the planning levels of the undertaking.

“Somebody ought to’ve thought-about my enterprise part of this contract, as a result of there isn’t any enterprise on this road that’s going to endure as a result of nobody else does particulars or automobile wash however me,” mentioned Chamberlain. “I reached out to the employees and all they do is snigger and make jokes as a result of I get upset due to the issues they’re inflicting me, they usually suppose it’s humorous nevertheless it’s not humorous to me in any respect.”

“Any person attain out and discuss to me. It’s inflicting me issues right here. I’m actually struggling, and other people suppose it’s humorous nevertheless it’s not humorous. For me to sit down right here each day and double work myself with mud and every part else that’s occurring with this undertaking. I’ve been shedding cash ever since October on this undertaking and it’s not proper.”

WLOX reached out to Pascagoula metropolis supervisor Michael Silverman, who mentioned the highway development is anticipated to be executed in mid-February.

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