LA 44 Road Closure, St. James and Ascension Parishes
Monday, August 03, 2015 at 2:09:49 PM
LA 44 (River Rd.) in St. James Parish will be closed to all thru traffic ½ mile north of the Sunshine Bridge. The closure will begin on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 6:30 A.M. LA 44 will reopen on Saturday, August 8, 2015 at 5:00 P.M.

A signed detour will be as follows: Motorists wanting to travel north bound will be detoured east bound on LA 70 to LA 22, west back to LA 44. Motorists wanting to travel south bound will be detoured north on LA 44 to LA 22, east to LA 70, south back to LA 44.

This closure is for necessary for MOTIVA crews to install an additional pipe in the existing pipe rack at this location.

This is subject to change, weather permitting.

No motorist will be allowed to pass through this closure. Permit loads will have to contact LADOTD Permit office for an alternate route.

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.

Douglas Skarke, Construction Coordinator, at 225-802-7372