I-10/I-12/I-59 (French Branch Bridge - West Pearl River Bridge) St. Tammany Parish
Tuesday, October 06, 2015 at 1:22:28 PM
SPN H.003107: I-10/I-12/I-59 (FRENCH BRANCH BRIDGE – WEST PEARL RIVER BRIDGE)
ST. TAMMANY PARISH
I-10/I-12/I-59 Ramp and Lane Closures
October 1, 2015
WEEKDAY CLOSURES

**UPDATE**

There will be daily alternating closures of the inside (left) and outside (right) lanes on the I-10/I-12/I-59 interstates on Monday, October 5, 2015 through Friday, October 9, 2015 (weather permitting) while crews remove and replace the roadway at the following locations:
• I-10 Eastbound between the French Branch Bridge (Mile Post 267.14) (just north of Gause Blvd.) and the West Pearl River Bridge (Mile Post 269.81) (near the I-10 Welcome Center) from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 a.m. Monday through Friday. All lanes will be open between 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. daily.
• I-10 Westbound between the West Pearl River Bridge (Mile Post 269.81) (near the I-10 Welcome Center) and the French Branch Bridge (Mile Post 267.14) (just north of Gause Blvd.) from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. All lanes will be open between 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily.
• I-59 Northbound between the I-10/I-59 split (Mile Post 0) and I-59 Rest Area (Mile Post 1) from 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 noon Monday through Friday. All lanes will be open from 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. daily.

Additionally, there will be a continuation of the following closures:

Alternating closures of the inside (left) and outside (right) lanes of I-12 Eastbound between the I-59 underpass (Mile Post 85.54) and I-10 merge (Mile Post 86.28) through Friday, October 23, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.

Alternating closures of the inside (left) and outside (right) lanes of I-59 Southbound between the I-10/I-59 split (Mile Post 0) and I-12 Overpass (Mile Post 0.45) through Friday, October 23, 2015. Due to the necessary construction work being located where I-10, I-12 and I-59 merge going into Slidell (towards Twin Spans) potential impacts to traffic may occur between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. weekdays. This work is anticipated to be complete and affected lanes open to traffic Friday, October 23, 2015 by 5 p.m.
Inside (left) lane of I-10 Eastbound just north of US 190 (Gause Blvd) (Exit 266) to the I-10, I-12 and I-59 split through Friday, October 16, 2015 at 5:00 p.m.
Permit/ Detour Section
One lane of traffic will remain open at all times. No oversized loads greater than 12’ wide will be allowed through the construction zone during lane closures.

Motorists wanting to utilize US 90 as a detour should be aware that there are load restrictions on the Pearl River Bridges which only allow for passenger vehicles. No larger truck traffic will be allowed.

DETOUR MAP (REVISED): http://bit.ly/1HPtBmS
DETOUR FLYER (REVISED): http://bit.ly/1Bk2zCM

Safety Reminder
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive with caution and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment

Project Contact:
Stephen Heraty, P.E.
Project Engineer, Volkert, Inc.
985-265-6263
Stephen.Heraty@volkert.com
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