One South MS Chick-fil-A is about to open, another ready to start construction
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- Construction for Chick‑fil‑A at 1759 Pass Road in Biloxi begins April 20.
- Designs include a more modern look and double drive‑thru lanes to speed orders.
- Developers target Oct 1 opening, about the same time as Popp’s Ferry Extension.
The much anticipated new Chick-fil-A restaurant on Pass Road in Biloxi has a construction start date.
The project was announced in November 2024, when the developers met with the Biloxi Development Review Committee to reveal plans. The designs were since updated and modernized, and construction is set to begin April 20.
Plans for the restaurant, which is adjacent to Rouses Market at Pass and Nelson roads, show a modern design, outdoor tables available and double drive-thru lanes designed to speed orders. That’s a hot feature for Chick-fil-A, since about 60% of the chain’s business comes from its drive-thrus.
The developers are looking for an opening date in early October, said Joey Spear with Biloxi Development Group.
The start in Biloxi comes as the Chick-fil-A on Bienville Boulevard in Ocean Springs is nearly complete and will open in April. Construction also is nearly complete at the adjacent Chipotle Mexican Grill that is listed as “coming soon.”
Feeding the new restaurant when it opens at the end of the year in Biloxi, the Popp’s Ferry Extension is a one-mile road that will bring traffic directly from Beach Boulevard to Pass Road. The intersection of Pass and Popp’s Ferry roads will be improved as part of the project and is designed to increase traffic flow in that area.
This new restaurant is about two miles from the Chick-fil-A at Edgewater Mall. Other locations in South Mississippi are at D’Iberville and Gulfport, along with a spot at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula.
