Press Release (Media/Web)

• 9/10/2024 - DOTD monitoring Tropical Storm Francine; motorists should use caution as storm makes landfall
• 9/10/2024 - DOTD Secretary's Emergency Order - Tropical Storm Francine
• 9/9/2024 - DOTD receives $104 million in redistributed funds from FHWA
• 9/9/2024 - DOTD Launches Online Permit Portal
• 8/30/2024 - PROJECT UPDATE – LA 1 (Caddo Lake) Bridge replacement project, Caddo Parish
• 8/20/2024 - Gov. Landry, state and local leaders break ground on Jimmie Davis Bridge project
• 8/15/2024 - Major step forward in new I-10 Bridge as DOTD and Calcasieu Bridge Partners achieve financial close on new Calcasieu River Bridge Project
• 8/14/2024 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 8/12/2024 - DOTD to receive $67.5 million in supplemental funds to preserve existing roads and infrastructure
• 7/31/2024 - DOTD, FHWA sign stewardship agreement
• 7/30/2024 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 7/9/2024 - Atchafalaya Basin Bridge feedback signs in place, speed limit is 60 for all vehicles
• 7/8/2024 - Motorists should use caution as Hurricane Beryl makes landfall
• 7/3/2024 - Concrete poured for new lanes on I-20 major rehab project in Bossier City

Road or Lane Status

• 9/9/2024 - UPDATE - POSTPONED: LANE CLOURES for crash attenuator repair, Caddo Parish
• 8/30/2024 - DOTD announces project to replace striping & pavement markings on I-220 in Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 8/28/2024 - BRIDGE CLOSURE: LA 526 (Bert Kouns) overpass over I-20, Caddo Parish
• 8/22/2024 - REMINDER – RAMP CLOSURES: LA 782-2 (Industrial Dr) at I-20, Bossier City (I-20 rehab project)
• 8/19/2024 - UPDATE – RESCHEDULED: Industrial Drive (LA 782-2) interchange to close for reconstruction as part of I-20 rehabilitation
• 8/14/2024 - UPDATE: I-20 at LA 531 interchange, Webster Parish
• 8/6/2024 - DOTD announces project to move utilities, repair Ford Street in Shreveport
• 8/6/2024 - TRAFFIC ADVISORY: I-220 slow moving operation, Bossier Parish
• 8/1/2024 - UPDATE – RESCHEDULED: Industrial Drive (LA 782-2) interchange to close for reconstruction as part of I-20 rehabilitation
• 7/31/2024 - I12WB/I10WB/I110NB EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE; EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH;
• 7/25/2024 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 511 (Jimmie Davis Bridge) over the Red River, Bossier & Caddo Parishes
• 7/25/2024 - CORRECTION - PROJECT UPDATE: Industrial Drive (LA 782-2) interchange to close for reconstruction as part of I-20 rehabilitation
• 7/21/2024 - UPDATE - REOPENED: I-20 westbound ramp at Spring Street (Exit 19A), Caddo Parish
• 7/19/2024 - RAMP CLOSURES: LA 3132 at I-49, Caddo Parish
• 7/16/2024 - UPDATE - REOPENED – LA 72 (Old Minden Rd.) near I-20 in Bossier City (I-20 rehab project)
• 7/12/2024 - LANE CLOSURES: Jimmie Davis Bridge Project, Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 7/10/2024 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 511 (E. 70th St) in Shreveport, Caddo Parish (JDB project)
• 7/10/2024 - INTERMITTENT LANE CLOSURE: US 80 (Texas St.) bridge over Red River, Caddo & Bossier Parishes
• 7/8/2024 - INTERMITTENT LANE CLOSURES: Bridge inspections in northwest region
• 7/1/2024 - INTERMITTENT LANE CLOSURES: Various routes in Caddo Parish for routine bridge inspection
• 7/1/2024 - UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE – LA 72 (Old Minden Rd.) at I-20 in Bossier City (I-20 rehab project)