UPDATE
ACADIA & LAFAYETTE PARISH, LA (March 3, 2025) – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announces that work is continually progressing on a $78 million project to mill and overlay a 37.22-mile section of I-10 from the Jefferson Davis/Acadia Parish Line to I-49 in Lafayette Parish.
Current Construction: The contractor, Gilchrist Construction, has completed installing wearing asphalt on the mainline of I-10. Currently, crews are working on guardrail aprons and installing guardrails on the westbound outside lane from Exit 92 (Mire/Duson) to Exit 80 (Eunice/Crowley). Once guardrail work is complete for the westbound section, the contractor will transition to the eastbound section of I-10 to perform guardrail work.
Upcoming Construction: Later in the project, open-graded friction course (OGFC) will be placed as a final course through the entire project. OGFC is a surface course consisting of a mix of an asphalt binder and open-graded aggregate. The application of OGFC will aid in enhancing safety, especially during wet weather conditions.
This project is estimated for completion in fall 2025.
ORIGINAL
ACADIA & LAFAYETTE PARISH, LA (September 25, 2024) – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announces that beginning Monday, October 16, 2023, construction will begin on a $78.9 million project that will include a 37.2-mile section of I-10 from the Jefferson Davis parish line to I-49.
The project will include clearing and grubbing, milling concrete and asphalt pavement, class II base course, pavement patching, asphalt concrete overlay, open grade friction course (OGFC) asphalt overlay, guardrail and related work.
Construction work is expected to take place during the following times throughout the week, weather permitting:
Sunday – Thursday: 8pm – 6am
Friday: 9pm – 9am
Saturday: 9am – 8pm
Drivers can expect alternating lane closures throughout the project. The lane closures are required to perform pavement patching, milling, asphalt concrete overlay and guardrail operations within the roadway.
There will be a 14 foot width restrictions throughout the project during the above mentioned work hours. Emergency vehicles will have access to the areas but may encounter delays.
The project is estimated to be completed by spring 2025.
DOTD appreciates your patience. Please drive with caution through the construction site and be attentive to the work crews and their equipment.
