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In 2003, the Louisiana Legislature enacted new traffic regulations for the bridge. The speed limit for 18-wheelers was lowered to 55 mph (90 km/h), and they must remain in the right lane while crossing the bridge. [3] Atchafalaya Basin Bridge's structural support, I-10, Whiskey Bay Atchafalaya Basin Bridge's structural support
Baton Rouge and Lake Charles also set a monthly all time record low of 7 °F (−13.9 °C) and 6 °F (−14.4 °C) for January respectively. [13] [16] [17] Snowfall in Laplace, Louisiana on January 21. The heavy snowfall and icy conditions led to the closure of major highways, including I-10, causing significant disruptions to transportation. [18]
A Louisiana Highway Department gravel truck driver pauses in front of his orange-colored vehicle (1972). The new Louisiana Constitution of 1976 (adopted in 1974) and Act 83 of 1977 abolished the Departments of Highways and Public Works and restructured them into the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), thereby encompassing related activities such as highways, public works ...
Schools are also closed today in Houston and New Orleans. (9:27 a.m. ET) Video Shows Palm Trees Blowing In Heavy Winds A video shows what near-blizzard conditions look like in southern Louisiana.
From Lafayette, the highway heads east-northeast toward Baton Rouge via the Atchafalaya Swamp Freeway, an 18.2-mile (29.3 km) bridge across the Atchafalaya River and its accompanying swamp. Between the two cities, I-10 parallels US 190, from Opelousas to Baton Rouge. This route has signs and is designated as an alternate I-10 bypass that runs ...
I-10 in Baton Rouge: US 61 in Baton Rouge: 1964 [10] current Baton Rouge spur; formerly designated as I-410 I-210: 12.40: 19.96 I-10 west of Lake Charles: I-10 east of Lake Charles: 1964 [11] current Lake Charles downtown bypass I-220: 17.62: 28.36 I-20/LA 3132 in Shreveport: I-20 in Bossier City: 1977 [12] current
In August 2010, the I-10 West exit to LA 1 had been restriped to prevent the center lane from exiting. This change has since been reverted. In 2010, the bridge's signage was replaced. These newer signs better demarcate the boundary between West Baton Rouge Parish and East Baton Rouge Parish. The installed signs also displayed the official name ...
Following exit 13C, eastbound US 90 Bus. continues straight ahead to merge with westbound I-10, which swings to the northwest to proceed along the Pontchartrain Expressway toward New Orleans International Airport and the city of Baton Rouge. Locally, westbound I-10 carries traffic between downtown New Orleans and the suburbs in Jefferson and St ...