road construction

The lane closure is expected to take place from 10 a.m. until noon.

The Advocate reports work will include milling, patching, overlaying and re-striping the roadway, as well as adding signage.

The mixed-use project is home to the new River Parishes Community College campus now under construction.

DOTD asks for drivers to be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.

Lawyer Billy Pesnell says his clients want the state to build the highway across part of a subdivision, which they say is the most appropriate route.

The next project to be finished this December is the construction of frontage roads along Highway 90 in Iberia Parish.

City Clerk Barbara Lantz says Jennings is eligible to receive up to $600,000 for the project.

I'd be strung up by the nearest tree if we did things that way.

Local traffic will be able to use Benoit Road.

Construction headaches beat traffic headaches.

If you are tired of sitting in traffic due to construction, the news is either good or bad depending on how you choose to view it.  Bill Fontenot, Acadiana Manager with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development says there are many projects in play.

Baton Rouge – Today, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) Secretary Sherri H. LeBas announced that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has designated portions of La. 317 in St. Mary Parish and La. 339 in Lafayette and Vermilion parishes as eligible to receive Federal Emergency Relief Funding to repair damages related to Hurricane Rita.

More road improvements are coming to highway 343 (Richfield Road) in Lafayette Parish about 1 mile north of highway 342.