PROJECT UPDATE: Jimmie Davis Bridge (LA 511) replacement, Bossier & Caddo Parishes
Thursday, October 9, 2025 at 2:06:23 PM
PROJECT UPDATE: Jimmie Davis Bridge (LA 511) replacement, Bossier & Caddo Parishes
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that the $361 million project to build a new Jimmie Davis Bridge (LA 511) over the Red River in Bossier and Caddo Parishes continues to move forward.
The design-builder is progressing on the installation of the drilled shafts, which are large cylindrical foundations that are filled with concrete to form the columns of the new bridge. These components are designed to support significant loads as traffic travels over the bridge.
Additionally, the necessary widening and realignment of LA 511 (Jimmie Davis Hwy/E. 70th St.) continues to forge ahead, including construction of the on and off-ramps that will service the new 4-lane structure and provide access to the two parkways on either side of the river.
These operations on LA 511 require alternating lane closures and changing traffic configurations as construction moves through the phases of the project. Motorists should be alerted to these changing conditions, remove all distractions, and watch for crews and equipment while traveling through the work zone.
To read more about the project’s various construction phases, click here.
The current road closure on Clyde Fant Parkway southbound at the Jimmie Davis Bridge in Shreveport is anticipated reopen the week of October 13, 2025. An additional notification will be issued when that occurs. As a reminder, this closure was put into place to allow for repairs to be made to the roadway on Clyde Fant Pkwy as part of the overall JDB project.
Anticipated opening of the new bridge to traffic is mid-late 2027, weather and other factors permitting.
To access additional information, include detour maps and construction layouts, visit the Jimmie Davis Bridge project webpage here.
Contact information:
Erin Buchanan
Public Information Officer
Shreveport-Bossier District
(318) 549-8402
[email protected]
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