AASHTO Journal - Wed April 08, 2026
Louisiana DOTD Begins $43M I-49 Preservation Project to Improve Region
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (Louisiana DOTD) held a groundbreaking on March 27 for a $43 million preservation project that will improve a nearly 9-mi. stretch of I-49 from I-10 to the St....
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - Thu February 26, 2026
DOTD Invests $39M in Ruston's LA 544 Overpass Replacement
On Jan. 7, 2026, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Glenn Ledet, Jr., along with state and local officials, turned ceremonial dirt to mark the official kick-off of construction on the $39.2 million project to replace the LA 544 (Tech Drive) overpass over I-20 in the city of Ruston, Lincoln Parish....
Larry Bernstein – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu September 11, 2025
Long-Overdue Overhaul for Harvey Tunnel
The world has changed dramatically since 1957, when the Harvey Tunnel was constructed outside New Orleans. The nearly 1,100-ft. tunnel, which runs under the Harvey Canal and feeds the Mississippi River, has not undergone a complete reconstruction since then....
ARTBA - Wed July 16, 2025
Pioneering Projects, People Recognized During ARTBA's 37th Annual P3s in Transportation Event
Two public officials, an express lanes project in Georgia and a bridge replacement effort in Louisiana took top honors July 16 at the American Road & Transportation Builders Association's (ARTBA) 37th Annual Public-Private Partnerships (P3s) in Transportation Conference....
Ruksana Hussain - CEG Correspondent - Wed July 16, 2025
Louisiana's $361M Historic Jimmie Davis Bridge to Double Transportation Capacity
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) is on schedule to complete work on the $361 million Jimmie Davis Bridge project over the Red River on LA 511, which connects south Caddo and Bossier Parishes, by building a new four-lane bridge, constructed immediately north of the existing two-lane bridge that was originally built in 1968....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Mon July 08, 2024
Kiewit Makes Progress On Intracoastal Bridge
The timeline has changed due to an unexpected delay, but construction crews continue making progress on the LA-1 Intracoastal Bridge replacement in West Baton Rouge. The two-phased project will feature a new southbound bridge with three 12-ft....
Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development - Tue December 12, 2023
Site Work Has Begun On La.'s $361M Jimmie Davis Bridge Over Red River
Preliminary site work has started on a multi-million-dollar project to build a new Jimmie Davis Bridge for La. Highway 511 across the Red River connecting Bossier and Caddo Parishes, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced Dec....
Louisiana DOTD - Thu June 16, 2022
Louisiana Road Project to Help Drivers in Busy Ascension Parish
Shawn D. Wilson, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), was joined by other state and local officials June 10 to celebrate the start of construction of an expansion of Louisiana Highway 44, including a roundabout project, in Ascension Parish....
CEG - Thu October 08, 2020
Planning Inches Forward on New Span Over Mighty Mississippi
Louisiana officials say there is small progress being made in getting a new bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. The Capital Area Road and Bridge District (CARBD), a seven-member panel, met Sept....
CEG - Wed October 07, 2020
Contractors Serve as First Responders After Hurricane
Contractors, equipment dealers and the heavy equipment they provide are infrastructure's first responders when natural disasters hit. When Hurricane Laura made landfall in Louisiana on Aug. 27 as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph., its destructive path reached the eastern Gulf Coast and made its way as far north as Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee....
