Yesterday the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the opening of the newly constructed I-10 West flyover ramp at Loyola Drive.
The new ramp is scheduled to open this Friday.
DOTD says the ramp is part of the first step of a $125 million I-10/Loyola Drive Interchange Project that began in 2020. The ramp is supposed to help drivers avoid traffic lights passing over the Loyola/Veterans Blvd. intersection. The new lanes divide into a highway that serves as the entrance to the airport.
DOTD says another flyover ramp, which will allow people leaving the airport to merge directly onto I-10 east towards New Orleans, is expected to open two weeks after the first ramp.
