Press Release (Media/Web)

• 9/10/2024 - UPDATE - POSTPONED: DOTD to host second public meeting for US 165 safety improvement project in Monroe
• 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
• 8/15/2024 - 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
• 7/18/2024 - REMINDER: DOTD to hold public meeting for I-20 Widening/Overlay project in West Monroe
• 7/11/2024 - REMINDER: DOTD to hold public meeting for I-20 Widening/Overlay project in West Monroe
• 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

Road or Lane Status

• 9/3/2024 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 143 (North 7th Street) in West Monroe, Ouachita Parish
• 8/28/2024 - UPDATE: NOW OPEN - LA 151 AT RR GRADE CROSSING
• 8/26/2024 - UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE - LA 151 AT RR GRADE CROSSING
• 8/25/2024 - UPDATE: NOW OPEN - US 165 N in Morehouse Parish
• 8/20/2024 - ROAD CLOSURE: US 165 S / MOREHOUSE PARISH AT RR GRADE CROSSING
• 8/16/2024 - ROAD CLOSURE: LA 151 - OUACHITA PARISH AT RR GRADE CROSSING
• 8/16/2024 - ROAD CLOSURE: LA 151 / UNION PARISH
• 7/31/2024 - I12WB/I10WB/I110NB EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE; EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH;
• 7/11/2024 - US 165 Lane Closures and Lane Shift – Ouachita Parish H.007289
• 7/3/2024 - DOTD to convert LA 139 @ LA 1268 (Naff Ave.) intersection in Morehouse Parish to ALL-WAY stop

Public Meetings

• 7/1/2024 - Public Meeting: I-20: WIDENING/OVERLAY (WELL RD – LA 34)