Lafourche Parish-LA 308- Valentine Canal Bridge (NOW OPEN) (NOW OPEN) (NOW OPEN)
Monday, December 08, 2014 at 2:19:34 PM
(NOW OPEN NOW OPEN NOW OPEN)November 25, 2014
Effective immediately, the fixed span bridge on LA 308 in the town of Valentine, LA just north of the Valentine Pontoon Bridge located in Lafourche Parish, will be closed to through traffic until further notice. The immediate closure is needed as a result of a field inspection which discovered failures in the timber piles supporting the bridge decks and caps. The bridge is located 4.4 miles south of the Belle Vue Swing Bridge and 4.4 miles north of the T-Bois Vertical Lift Bridge on LA 308. Vehicular traffic will not be allowed across the bridge until repairs are completed.
Alternate routes are:
LA 308 south to LA 3220 (Belle Vue Bridge crossing Bayou Lafourche south of Lockport, LA) to LA 1
LA 308 north to LA 657 Larose Vertical Lift Bridge crossing Bayou Lafourche) to LA 1 and LA 308 north to T-Bois Vertical Lift Bridge to LA 1
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.
Lyle J. LeBlanc
Assistant Dist. Administrator
D.O.T.D.
985-858-2402