UPDATE REOPENED: Emergency Road Closure / LA 591 / Morehouse Parish
Monday, February 25, 2019 at 1:01:34 PM
UPDATE: LA 591, at the location described below, has been reopened to traffic.
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ROAD CLOSURE
Effective immediately, LA 591 in Morehouse Parish will be closed at a location 2.5 miles north of the intersection of LA 591 and LA 140. This closure is required due to rising flood waters overtopping the roadway. Once flood waters recede, the roadway will be assessed and will be reopened when deemed safe for traffic.
PERMIT/DETOUR
The detour route will be LA 140, US 165, and LA 834.
SAFETY REMINDER
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
DOTD CONTACT
Jim Densmore, P.E.
Area Engineer
District 05
Phone #: (318) 342-0109
Email: jimmy.densmore@la.gov