**Updated - Reopened** LA 496: Bayou Rapides Road; Alexandria, Rapides Parish
Friday, May 08, 2020 at 8:34:58 AM
**05/08/2020**
**Update: Road is re-opened to all traffic.**
**LA 496: Bayou Rapides Road;
Alexandria, Rapides Parish;
Control Section 029-07**
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, (DOTD), advises the public that LA 496 is re-opened to all traffic from US 71 (MacArthur Dr.) to Heyman Lane.
The recent closure replaced an existing cross drain pipe, milled and overlayed a section of roadway and performed some wheel path rut repair. The daytime closure lasted 3 days.
Permit/Detour section
Detour is over.
Safety Reminder
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the construction site and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
Additional Information
Call (318) 561-5100 or (800) 542-3509 or 511 or visit www.511LA.org for additional information. Motorists may also monitor the LA DOTD website @ www.dotd.la.gov, by selecting MYDOTD, the Way to Geaux Application for iPhone or Android devices, the DOTD Facebook page or the LA DOTD Twitter page, @Alex_Traffic for further information and details.
Project Contact
Roger Moore Maintenance Specialist Rapides/Avoyelles
318-561-5270 or Cell # 318-447-4261
Roger.Moore@la.gov
Media Contact
Ms. Erin Buchanan
Public Information Officer
District 08: Avoyelles, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, and Winn Parishes
Phone: (318) 549-8402
erin.buchanan@la.gov