I10, East Baton Rouge, Ramp/Lane Closures
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 at 3:59:00 PM

I-10
Wednesday night (1/9) through Friday night (1/11) [9PM-5AM]: Eastbound and Westbound I10 in Baton Rouge from the 10/12 Split to Siegen will each be reduced to one lane.
> 1/9-11 (Wednesday-Friday) : I10EB Bluebonnet Exit Ramp will be closed for paving. DETOUR: I10EB, Mall of LA Blvd Exit, Mall of LA Blvd overpass, I10WB Frontage, Bluebonnet.
> 1/9-11 (Wednesday-Friday) : I10EB Essen Entrance Ramp will be closed for traffic realignment (EB east of Essen to the Ward’s Creek Bridge). DETOUR: Essen NB, I12WB, I10EB.
> 1/9-11 (Wednesday-Friday) : I10EB Siegen Entrance Ramp will be closed for permanent striping. DETOUR: I10WB frontage road, Mall of LA Blvd overpass, I10EB frontage.
> 1/9 (Wednesday) : I10EB Essen Exit Ramp will be reduced to one lane for guard rail installation.


These closures will allow vehicles 11-feet wide or less to pass through the construction zone.

I-10 Westbound will be open for regular traffic but oversize vehicles must detour using Exit 187 (US-61 North / Sorrento). Diverted traffic will be able to reach I-10 by traveling north along US-61, exiting onto I-12 Westbound and traveling west along I-12 until reaching I-10.

I-10 Eastbound will be open for regular traffic but oversize vehicles traveling east on I-10 must detour to I-12 at the 10/12 split, travel east along I-12, and use Exit 2A (US-61 South / Airline Hwy). Oversize vehicles traveling west on I-12 must detour using Exit 2A (US-61 South / Airline Hwy). Diverted traffic will be able to reach I-10 by traveling south along US-61 until reaching the I-10 on-ramp near Sorrento.

DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution through the construction site and to be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.