Causeway Interchange Phase I

April 3, 2009

The Causeway Interchange project will begin April 6.

This $35.6 million project will construct five dedicated ramps at the Causeway Boulevard interchange. This project will improve efficiency and safety at this heavily traveled interchange. Approximately 178,000 drivers use the interchange each day.

The new dedicated ramps built during the project will include:

• An elevated on-ramp from northbound Causeway to I-10 westbound
• A ground level on-ramp from northbound Causeway to I-10 eastbound
• An off-ramp from I-10 westbound to ground level North Causeway and Veterans Boulevard
• An elevated off-ramp from I-10 westbound to northbound Causeway for drivers traveling to North Metairie and the North Shore
• An off-ramp from northbound Causeway to Veterans Boulevard

Traffic and Detour

The first step in this project will be the reconstruction of the I-10 eastbound on-ramp from North Causeway.

The I-10 eastbound on-ramp from North Causeway will close for approximately four to five months while crews reconstruct the ramp.

The detour for traffic will be the South Service Road. Exit North Causeway onto South Service Road and enter I-10 east using the Bonnabel on-ramp.

Please use caution when driving through the construction limits.

For additional questions or comments contact DOTD’s Customer Service Center at 1-877-4LA-DOTD (1-877-452-3683) or e-mail at customerservice@dotd.la.gov. The center is open 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also visit the project’s Web page by going to www.dotd.la.gov and clicking on “Projects” from the Programs & Projects section of the main menu on the left-hand side of the page and selecting the “Causeway Boulevard Interchange (Phase 1)” link.

If you are a member of a homeowners association and would like a DOTD speaker to attend one of your meetings to share information about this project, please let me know. Also, feel free to forward this e-mail onto to anyone you think would like to receive this information.

Additionally, at your convenience, please let us know how we are doing by filling out our customer service survey below. Again, we thank you for your feedback and patience during this construction.

State Project No. .................................................................................. 450-15-0100

Parish............................................................................................................ Jefferson

Contractor.......................................................................... James Construction Group           

Contract Amount..................................................................................... $35.6 million

Project Start Date................................................................................... April 6, 2009           

Anticipated Completion Date................................................................... End of 2010

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