What's the latest on major road and bridge projects, and why are they are taking so long?
For more than a decade, planners have been talking about a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, though there’s still no timeline for a groundbreaking, much less The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is showing signs of urgency regarding long-delayed road and bridge improvements. Major infrastructure projects, such as a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, have been discussed for over a decade and are still in the early planning stages. An extension of Interstate 49 in Lafayette, which has been debated since the 1990s, is also moving forward. A long-awaited third bridge across Mississippi River is also in the final planning stage, promising to alleviate gridlock for decades. However, major questions remain about funding, environmental impacts, and location of these projects. The Port of New Orleans began work on the $2.6 billion Louisiana International Terminal in August, which supports state and federal officials who believe Louisiana needs a new container terminal to handle larger modern ships.
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For more than a decade, planners have been talking about a new bridge across the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, though there’s still no timeline for a groundbreaking, much less completion. In St. B... [6037 symbols]
