Airline Hwy @ Choctaw, East Baton Rouge
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at 1:19:46 PM
US 61 (Airline Hwy) will be closed at the Canadian National railroad track near Choctaw Drive from 7pm Friday December 4, 2015 to 5am Monday December 7, 2015. This closure is to allow the railroad to replace the tracks and reconstruct at this crossing.

Airline traffic will not be allowed through this area. The detour for this route is below:

Northbound Airline Hwy traffic will detour West onto Tom Drive, then North onto Wooddale Blvd., then East onto Greenwell Springs Road, back to Airline Hwy Northbound. Southbound Airline Hwy traffic will detour West onto Greenwell Springs Road, then South onto Wooddale Blvd., then East onto Tom Drive, back to Airline Hwy Southbound.

Traffic on Choctaw Drive should expect heavy delays and consider alternate routes.

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

For additional information, please contact James Ellis with Canadian National Railroad at (901)-485-9815.