The outside lane and shoulder of I-10 eastbound from mile marker 116 (Bayou Portage Bridge) to mile marker 118 (Atchafalaya Basin Bridge) will be closed on Thursday, November 1 at 8 p.m. until Friday, November 2 at 2 a.m., weather permitting.

This closure is necessary to allow for placement of a 3 foot asphalt shoulder along the existing I-10 roadway.

This work is related to the FASTLANE I-10 widening project (State Project Number H.003014). This $54.7 million project will involve pavement replacement within the existing lanes in each direction for 2.7 miles along I-10 from LA 347 to the base of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. An additional lane will be added in the westbound direction.

With the help of the FASTLANE grant, this is the second of three projects to reconstruct and widen the I-10 corridor from I-49 to the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge.

The project began in July 2017 and is estimated for completion in 2020.