Press Release (Media/Web)

• 10/30/2025 - DOTD and State Partners Urge Motorists to "Buckle Up, Phone Down" on Louisiana Roadways
• 10/27/2025 - PROJECT COMPLETE: LA 6 asphalt overlay, Sabine Parish
• 10/14/2025 - DOTD relaunches T4LA initiative
• 10/9/2025 - DOTD announces aviation award winners
• 9/30/2025 - Dept. of Transportation and Development Announces Bid Results for Statewide Projects
• 9/29/2025 - DOTD Moves Forward with Environmental Assessment for New Mississippi River Bridge
• 9/25/2025 - DOTD celebrates completion of five rural bridge replacements in Winn Parish
• 9/15/2025 - UPDATE - DOTD Installing Traffic Count Devices across Louisiana
• 9/8/2025 - DOTD Transfers Bridge Bundling Initiative to Office of Louisiana Highway Construction
• 9/4/2025 - Louisiana High School Students and Community Members Invited to Join the “Buckle Up, Phone Down” Challenge
• 9/3/2025 - PROJECT UPDATE: LA 454 bridge over Wiggins Bayou, Avoyelles Parish
• 9/2/2025 - PROJECT UPDATE: LA 6 asphalt overlay, Sabine Parish

Road or Lane Status

• 11/4/2025 - Road Re-Opened; LA 1, Alexandria, Rapides Parish; Union Pacific Railroad
• 11/3/2025 - LANE CLOSURES: Elevated section of I-49, Alexandria, Rapides Parish
• 10/29/2025 - UPDATE - DOTD announces a $4.8M project to repair a section of LA 1200 in Rapides Parish
• 10/28/2025 - LANE CLOSURES: LA 1207 from LA 115 TO LA 28, Rapides Parish
• 10/27/2025 - PROJECT UPDATE - US 165: 260’ N of Lowes Dr – Frontage Rd, Rapides Parish
• 10/24/2025 - DOTD announces an emergency pipe repair project on I-49 in Natchitoches Parish
• 10/24/2025 - PROJECT UPDATE: US 165: 260’ N of Lowes Dr – Frontage Rd. Pineville, Rapides Parish
• 10/7/2025 - PROJECT UPDATE: US 165: 260’ N of Lowe’s Dr – Frontage Rd., Rapides Parish
• 9/25/2025 - **Update: Re-Opened** LA 1208-1 over Horseshoe Canal; Rapides Parish
• 9/22/2025 - Lane Closure; US-167 (Pineville Expressway); Pineville, Rapides Parish;
• 9/16/2025 - INTERMITTENT LANE/RAMP CLOSURES: I-49 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish
• 9/8/2025 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE**I-49 (Northbound); over Urban Alexandria/Rapides Bayou; Rapides Parish
• 9/8/2025 - **BRIDGE LANE CLOSURE**I-49 (Southbound) over Urban Alexandria /Rapides Bayou; Rapides Parish
• 8/25/2025 - LANE/RAMP CLOSURE: US 165: 260’ N of Lowes Dr – Frontage Rd. Pineville, Rapides Parish
• 8/25/2025 - **UPDATE: ROAD CLOSURE** US 167, Meeker, at Union Pacific Railroad track; Rapides Parish

Public Meetings

• 10/30/2025 - H.008271 SUGARHOUSE RD EXTENSION
• 9/25/2025 - LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (2026-2027)