Last week Gov. John Bel Edwards and DOTD Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D., held a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on the LA 3241 corridor in St. Tammany Parish.
State and local officials attended the ceremony celebrating the construction of a new four-lane highway on the Northshore.
LA 3241 is a three-phase project, which will create a four-lane highway from the intersection of LA 40, LA 41 in Bush to I-12 in St. Tammany Parish.
The first phase, constructed by Brown Industrial Construction, LLC will cost nearly $46 million. Phase one will take place between LA 40/LA 41 and LA 435.
The second phase, constructed by James Construction will cost $62.5 million. Phase two will be built between LA 36 and LA 435.
The third phase between LA 36 to I-12 is anticipated to go to bid in 2023. Phases one and two are projected to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024, weather permitting.
Senator Beth Mizell said new economic and educational opportunities will be more accessible to all citizens as a result of the project.
