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BOSSIER CITY, La. – Today, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the start of construction for the major I-20 rehabilitation project in Bossier and Caddo Parishes. Work is scheduled to begin on Monday, September 18, 2023, with lane closures being put into place in both the eastbound and westbound directions on I-20 from […]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced several closures for next week for bridge inspection in Shreveport/Bossier City. Monday, June 26, 2023, the US 71 (Spring St./Market St.) bridges over Cross Bayou/Twelve Mile Bayou in Shreveport, Caddo Parish will be restricted to one lane in both directions for routine bridge inspection. These lane closures […]
BATON ROUGE – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that 22 projects around the state received bids in May. Nineteen contractors presented apparent low bids totaling $217.3 million. “With a nearly $220 million investment, this month has some major projects around the state that were let,” said DOTD Secretary Eric Kalivoda. “Most […]
Today, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development provided an update on the funding for the Jimmie Davis Bridge (LA 511) replacement project in Caddo & Bossier Parishes. Despite changes to House Bill 2 in the 2023 Regular Legislative Session, which removed a portion of the state general obligation bond funding anticipated for the Jimmie […]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces a project to replace a 63-year-old bridge along the I-20 corridor in Webster Parish. The LA 531 overpass in Minden will be removed and replaced as part of a $19.3 million project, which will ensure continued access to businesses and surrounding communities for years to come. The […]
Several lane closures are expected over the next couple of days along the I-20 corridor between Webster and Bossier Parishes as announced by Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Wednesday, November 2nd and Thursday, November 3, 2022, the right (outside) lane on I-20 westbound from just east of the LA 782 (Industrial Drive) interchange to […]
BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development would like to remind candidates that as they conduct their campaign for public office, please keep the following in mind: It is against Louisiana Law to place signs within the right of way of a state highway. Campaign signs placed in the right of way […]
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces a project to provide major repairs to a heavily traveled section of I-20 in Bossier City, as well as additional repairs along the I-20 corridor in Shreveport. The project went to bid on Wednesday, November 10, 2021, with an apparent low bid of $82,564,848.20. The […]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces a project to improve a section of LA 164 in Webster Parish. The $2.5 million project includes a patch, mill and asphalt overlay, repairs to the base of the roadway, drainage work, and new pavement striping on LA 164 between LA 163 in Doyline and US 371 […]
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that the Spring Street overpass (LA 1 northbound) in downtown Shreveport, Caddo Parish has been REOPENED. Exit 19A from I-20 (US 71/LA 1 north) has also been reopened. The Spring Street bridge was severely damaged during a train derailment that occurred in April 2020. Extensive repairs […]
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