The Coast Guard has agreed that the Louisiana 22 bridge over the Tchefuncte River will open less frequently and not at all during the weekday morning and evening rush hour.
Under the new schedule, which begins on April 7, the bridge will open on call to boat traffic every hour instead of every half-hour.
From Monday through Friday, it won’t open at all from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
For commuters who are already spending more time sitting in heavy traffic on the congested two-lane highway through one of the fastest-growing areas of the parish, the change will bring some relief.
Commuters have seen traffic get worse as residential growth has expanded on the Louisiana 22 corridor in St. Tammany and neighboring Tangipahoa.
