Press Release (Media/Web)

• 3/10/2023 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 3/2/2023 - With the threat of severe weather, DOTD encourages motorists to drive safely
• 3/2/2023 - Gov. Edwards appoints Eric Kalivoda as DOTD Secretary
• 2/22/2023 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 2/15/2023 - After more than 7 successful leadership years, Sec. Wilson set to retire from DOTD
• 2/2/2023 - DOTD congratulates local recipients of Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant
• 1/31/2023 - DOTD announces potential for ice to accumulate on bridges north of Interstate 20, urges motorists to use extreme caution
• 1/26/2023 - DOTD workers involved in fatal accident in construction zone
• 1/24/2023 - With the threat of severe weather and high winds, DOTD encourages motorists to use caution

Road or Lane Status

• 3/27/2023 - UPDATED: I-55, NB and SB, from I-10 Interchange to I-55 Frontage Rd near Ponchatoula (Exit 22)–St. John/Tangipahoa Parishes-Roadwork (tree trimming)
• 3/24/2023 - US 51 Business at Ponchatoula Creek Bridge (1.3 miles north of LA 22) -Tangipahoa Parish - Roadwork (Bridge Inspection)
• 3/24/2023 - US 51 Business at Yellow Water Bridge (0.3 miles north of LA 3234) -Tangipahoa Parish - Roadwork (Bridge Inspection)
• 3/23/2023 - Emergency Partial Lane Closure I-12 Eastbound, Livingston Parish -- Roadwork (Emergency Maintenance)
• 3/22/2023 - Emergency Lane Closure, I-55 Southbound near LA 22 Interchange, Mile Marker 26, Tangipahoa Parish (guard rail repair)
• 3/20/2023 - WADESBORO RD. BRIDGE – TANGIPAHOA PARISH- FULL CLOSURE - STATE PROJECT H.013163
• 2/28/2023 - I-10 Westbound Rest Area (Slidell) - NOW OPEN
• 2/22/2023 - Partial Lane Closure I-12 Eastbound, Livingston Parish -- Roadwork (Road Construction)
• 2/20/2023 - Intersection in Covington to have intermittent closures overnight Wed. for reconfiguration
• 1/30/2023 - REOPENED: I-59 SOUTHBOUND REST AREA - ST. TAMMANY PARISH
• 1/25/2023 - LA 438/WASHINGTON PARISH/LANE CLOSURE - BRIDGE INSPECTIONS
• 1/25/2023 - LA 1075/WASHINGTON PARISH/LANE CLOSURE - BRIDGE INSPECTIONS
• 1/20/2023 - UPDATED: POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - LA 445, from Chappapeela Rd. to LA 40 – Tangipahoa Parish - Roadwork (asphalt patching operations)