NOW OPEN! Emergency Lane Closure, I-55 Southbound Left Lane at Mile Marker 1, St John Parish
Tuesday, October 12, 2021 at 1:16:36 PM
An emergency left lane closure on I-55 Southbound at Mile Marker 1 (near the Laplace Exit) will be in effect beginning Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at 8PM until further notice for emergency bridge repair.
PERMIT INFORMATION:
All I-55 Southbound commercial trucks are to take the Laplace Exit (Exit 1).
DETOUR INFORMATION:
The following is an alternate route to avoid the work zone:
Motorists traveling I-55 Southbound to I-10 east may take the Laplace Exit (Exit 1), then south on US 51 to US 61 (Airline Highway), then east to LA 3152, then north to re-intersect I-10.
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.
Clay James, P.E.
Area Engineer, Central Area - Tangipahoa and St. John the Baptist Parishes
Hammond District 62
LA Department of Transportation and Development
Office: 985-375-0191
clay.james@la.gov