DOTD announces ribbon-cutting for I-10 widening project in Jefferson Parish
Friday, January 09, 2015 at 3:26:07 PM
MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Bambi Hall
January 9, 2015 504-484-0210
DOTD announces ribbon-cutting for I-10 widening project in Jefferson Parish
WHAT: The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will host a press conference to announce the completion of a $42.4 million project to widen Interstate 10 from Clearview to Veterans Boulevard in Jefferson Parish.
WHEN: Tuesday, January 13, at 11 a.m.
WHERE: Iglesia de Dios Getsemani
2701 Transcontinental Drive
Metairie, LA 70006
SPEAKERS: Secretary Sherri H. LeBas, Senator Conrad Appel, Representative Joseph Lopinto, and Jefferson Parish Chief Administrative Officer Jennifer Van Vrancken
PHOTOS: Photo ops available upon request within project limits
PROJECT OVERVIEW
$42.4M – I-10 from Veterans to Clearview – This construction project widened 1.2 miles of I-10 from three to five lanes in each direction between Veterans and Clearview. It also included ramp and bridge work to accommodate the widening and built a sound wall along this segment. Work on the project began in October 2011 and was completed in December 2014.
In the early 1990s, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development planners began mapping out the $300 million expansion of Interstate 10 (I-10) in New Orleans. Forthcoming are two widening projects, Williams Boulevard to Veterans and Loyola Drive to Williams, currently in the design phase. These two projects in Jefferson Parish will widen the interstate 3.5 miles, include ramp and bridge work to accommodate the widening, and build sound walls along appropriate segments at an estimated cost of $10-$115 million.