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La. 1030 to be closed to traffic from Anderson Drive to Meadow Wood Boulevard for two weeks
Friday, June 28, 2013 at 3:59:02 PM

BATON ROUGE, LA – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced today that La. 1030 (Cockerham Road) in Denham Springs will be closed to traffic between Anderson Drive and Meadow Wood Boulevard from Monday, July 8, to Sunday, July 21, to allow crews to construct a center turn lane.

The work is part of a $3.3 million project to resurface the 1.6-mile segment of La. 1030 (Cockerham Road) from La. 16 to La. 1026 (Lockhart Road) and extend the existing center turn lane to just east of Freshwater Elementary School. The project will also add sidewalks on both sides of the roadway from La. 16 to Freshwater Elementary School. In addition, safety improvements are being added to the roadway and include installing reflectors to improve nighttime visibility, adding a right turn lane at La. 16, installing "intersection ahead" signs and clearing trees to improve sight distance. Work on the project began in October 2012 and is scheduled to be complete in summer 2014.

Residents in the area will have access to their homes while the closure is in place. The detour to access "The Willows" neighborhood is La. 1026 (Lockhart Road) to Gene Buckel Avenue to Fairway View Drive to Weeping Willow Drive.

Drivers can also use La. 1030 (Cockerham Road) to La. 16 (Range Avenue) to La. 1026 (Lockhart Road) to La. 1030 (Cockerham Road) to avoid the construction zone.

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.

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is committed to delivering transportation and public works systems that enhance the quality of life. In addition to more than 16,600 miles of roadway, including over 930 miles of interstate and 13,000 bridges, DOTD supports the development of the state’s aviation, marine and rail infrastructures. Through this work, we are able to facilitate economic development, create job opportunities, improve vital evacuation routes, and make critical freight corridors safer and more efficient.

For more information, please visit www.dotd.la.gov, email [email protected], or call DOTD’s Customer Service Center at (225) 379-1232 or 1-877-4LADOTD (1-877-452-3683). Business hours are 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.

Motorists can access up-to-date travel information by dialing 511 or by visiting www.511la.org. Out-of-state travelers can call 1-888-ROAD-511 (1-888-762-3511).