The project has now progressed from study to implementation. Once completed, there will be four travel lanes in each direction from the I-10/I-110 split to the Perkins On/Off ramps. Construction began in 2023 with utility relocation and related right-of-way work.
The May 2025 Design Modifications or Refinements may be viewed on this project updates post.
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The Construction Phase Timeline provided below applies to the extended Segment 1 area and includes the widening of the I-10 westbound curve at I-110. This timeline was updated May 7, 2025 to incorporate adjustments due to project design refinements. Within an overall 9-year construction duration, work on westbound lanes of the City Park Lake bridge began in late 2023 and widening of the I-10 westbound flyover curve towards the Mississippi River Bridge is anticipated to begin in late 2025. Stage 2 – the demolition and reconstruction of eastbound I-10 bridges – is expected to begin in 2028.
The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has developed and adopted a series of guiding principles and toolbox of techniques for identifying and deploying transportation innovations, partnerships and technologies to bring communities together, and to connect people to services and opportunities. During the feasibility and Environmental Assessment stages of the project, a number of Context Sensitive Solutions were identified in dialogue with project stakeholders and community groups. These proposed physical improvements, documented in the reports and specifically in the FONSI linked below, are commitments by DOTD to the community as the I-10 widening project moves forward. The extended Segment 1 corridor contains four of these CSS improvements:
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