Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
Wednesday, October 18, 2017 at 12:40:46 PM
BATON ROUGE – Today, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 19 projects were let on October 11 totaling $40.7 million. Sixteen contractors presented bids.

“These projects are important for the safety and mobility of the traveling public,” said DOTD Assistant Secretary of Operations, Kirk Gallien. “Using our resources wisely and maintaining our current infrastructure are crucial to keeping our transportation system in working order.”

The projects and their apparent low bids are as follows:

Bridge Replacement and Repair:
  • LA 335 bridge repair in Vermillion Parish: $1,745,882.08
  • The Blanchard Furrh Road/Choctaw Bayou bridge replacement in Caddo Parish: $634,127.15
  • Bridge replacements to Tucker, Dyer and Denham Road bridges in East Baton Rouge Parish: $1,944,212.45
  • Bridge replacements to Rozena and Billeaux Road bridges in St. Landry Parish: $1,060,615.73
  • Bridge replacements to Pea Ridge and John Barber Road bridges in Livingston Parish: $742,964.60

Pavement/ Overlay:
  • Patching and overlay on LA 26 in Jefferson Davis Parish: $1,169,867.28
  • Milling and overlay on LA 3038 (Cornerview) in Ascension Parish: $2,118,387.76
  • LA 1026 paving and drainage in Livingston Parish: $1,309,909.77
  • LA 22 drainage and overlay in Livingston Parish: $2,792,501.35
  • LA 105 pavement and overlay in Avoyelles Parish: $2,204,507.93
  • Patching and overlay on LA 99 in Jefferson Davis Parish: $1,500,005.58
  • LA 64 pavement and overlay in East Baton Rouge and Livingston Parishes: $312,076.04

Congestion Mitigation and Safety:
  • I-20 pavement marking replacement and pavement striping in Bienville Parish: $315,464.00
  • I-10 sign truss and cantilever replacement in Calcasieu Parish: $303,577.80
  • LA 76 and LA 77 Rosedale Gateway enhancement in Iberville Parish: $197,703.50
  • I-10 clean, paint and miscellaneous repairs in Iberville and St. Martin Parishes: $20,464,550.00
  • Tchoupitoulas signage and stripping in Orleans Parish: $318,165.78
  • St. Bernard multi-use path in St. Bernard Parish: $1,117,994.55
  • Phase 3 of the Mississippi River bank multi-use path in East Baton Rouge Parish: $1,654,034.16
Construction projects are prioritized by road/bridge condition, urgency of improvements, type/volume of traffic, crash records, unforeseeable emergencies that caused damage, and several other factors.

For more information about these projects, please visit www.dotd.la.gov.