DOTD provided an update on the Baton Rouge I-10 widening project with the goal of creating fewer traffic problems during construction.
The new plan involves adding an additional lane on the westbound flyover at the I-10 and I-110 interchange.
Leaders hope the change will address concerns over the impact on traffic from lane restrictions during the main construction phase of the I-10 widening project.
Work on the new lane still needs approval from the Federal Highway Administration. Once the approval happens, the additional lane will take about a year to create and will cost an estimated $50 million.
Any major lane restrictions from the I-10 widening project, which were expected to begin in 2024, will be pushed back a year.
Once the entire I-10 widening project is completed, there will be four lanes in each direction between the I-10 and I-110 split and Acadian Thruway.
Construction on the I-10 widening project is now projected to be complete in 2028.
