Baton Rouge — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) invites the public to a pair of open house events offering information about the I-10 Improvements project through Baton Rouge. Officials and project professionals will be on hand to…
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Designs for I-10 City Park Lake Bridge selected
Baton Rouge — The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has selected a preferred design for the I-10 bridge over City Park Lake in Baton Rouge and a preferred design for monument towers which will accentuate the bridge. The selected designs are bridge Option C – the “arched panel” design, and monument tower Option A which prominently features the pelican motif.
FONSI Approved by FHWA
A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was approved by FHWA on February 12, 2021. The documents that comprise the Finding of No Significant Impact and Environmental Assessment as well as the materials presented during the public hearings and the…
Responses to Comments Received during the EA Review & Public Hearings Available
On October 21, 2019, DOTD released the EA document for public consideration and held Public Hearings on November 19 & 20, 2019. The EA and key appendices are available on the Documents page of this website. Obtaining full EA documentation…
Public Hearings Set & EA Available for Review
On October 21, 2019, DOTD released the EA document for public consideration. The EA and appendices is available for download or web viewing from DOTD’s website via this link. Public hearings are scheduled for November 2019. Please click here for…
August 2018 Public Meeting Comments and Responses Posted
Nearly 800 people attended the three public meetings held August 28, 29, and 30, 2018, whereby the project team shared project findings, data, and solicited public comment. The comments provided to the project team from these meetings have been answered and…
I-10 Stage 1 Planning/Environmental Study moving into its refinement phase
Following the 2018 public meetings, the Stage 1 Planning/Environmental Study moved into its refinement phase, including efforts to: Develop/modify context sensitive designs and community connections in numerous areas Fine-tune plans for any needed noise mitigations Evaluate and minimize effects to…
Public Meetings Held, Comments Welcome
I-10: LA 415 to Essen Lane on I-10 and I-12 SPN H.004100.2 | Federal Aid Project No. H004100 During August of 2018, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) and the I-10 BR Project Team conducted three public meetings…
DOTD to Hold I-10 Widening Public Meetings
Link to press release Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at 10:58:28 AM Baton Rouge, La. – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will hold three public meetings to gather public input regarding the proposed improvements along I-10 from LA 415 in…
Major financing plan to widen I-10, improve New Orleans airport access coming together
Link to article BY WILL SENTELL | WSENTELL@THEADVOCATE.COM PUBLISHED JUL 25, 2018 AT 2:45 PM | UPDATED JUL 25, 2018 AT 3:29 PM The state of Louisiana expects to finalize a borrowing plan with federal officials this year to widen…