The Fort Buhlow Project has progressed very well. Crews have been working on the footings, columns and caps for the northbound and southbound lanes of the new bridge. The project is about 13% complete with an estimated completion date of January, 2014.

On the Alexandria side of the bridge, the prime contractor, Jensen Construction Co., has begun to dig out dirt and other materials from inside the cofferdam at Pier No. 14 so that they can begin driving 24-inch steel piles.

On the Pineville side of the bridge, the subcontractor, Diamond B Construction Co. is laying pipes and doing dirt work and foundation work on the relocated Graham Road and 3rd Street.  Also, Diamond B will be laying pipe and proceeding with the dirt work for the relocated Rainbow Drive. Jensen Construction Company has driven sheet piles for the bridge and completed two 14-inch test piles and digging for the cofferdam at Pier No. 15 begun last week.

For questions or to sign up to receive periodic e-mail updates about the project, contact DOTD’s Customer Service Center at 1-877-4LA-DOTD (1-877-452-3683) or by e-mail at dotdcs@la.gov. The center is open 7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.  Learn more about the project by visiting the project’s Web page at www.dotd.la.gov. Click on "Projects" from the "Programs & Projects" section of the main menu on the left-hand side of the page and select the Fort Buhlow Bridge Project link. You can also follow the Fort Buhlow Bridge Replacement Project on Facebook.