DOTD announces closure of Des Allemands Bridge
Thursday, July 10, 2014 at 1:17:30 PM
NEW ORLEANS, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces it will be closing the Des Allemands Bridge in St. Charles Parish Friday, July 11 at approximately 7 a.m., to assist with the completion of shoreline protection work performed by St. John the Baptist Parish.
The bridge has been open since June 23 for work being performed as part of a Louisiana Coastal Impact Assistance Program grant awarded to St. John in 2012
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