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The Interstate Highway System in Louisiana consists of 933.84 miles (1,502.87 km) [4] of freeways constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). The system was authorized on June 29, 1956 when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed into law the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956. [1]
A few homes begin to dot the landscape, most of which are raised on piers and set back a distance from the road. [2] [3] [4] Center line of Louisiana Highway 82 alongside the Gulf of Mexico, near Holly Beach. Boarding the LaDOTD Acadia Ferry, which is used for crossing the Calcasieu Ship Channel on Louisiana Highway 82.
US 90 enters Louisiana at the Texas line over the Sabine River as part of I-10. Separating at exit 4 and running parallel on the north side of I-10 through Sulphur, before rejoining I-10 east of Westlake, crossing the Calcasieu River, and again splitting from I-10 at exit 31B (running on the south side of I-10) going through Lake Charles as Fruge, West 4th, then East 4th, before leaving town.
I-10 remains closed in both directions in Louisiana from the Texas state line to around Baton Rouge, according to the state's road conditions map. Portions of Interstate 55 are also shut down ...
The U.S. Highway System in Louisiana consists of 2,490.851 miles (4,008.636 km) of mainline highway routes and 107.785 miles (173.463 km) of special routes (both figures including concurrencies) that are constructed and maintained by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (La DOTD). [3]
Louisiana Highway 1 (LA 1) is a state highway in Louisiana.At 431.88 miles (695.04 km), it is the longest numbered highway of any class in Louisiana. It runs diagonally across the state, connecting the oil and gas fields near the island of Grand Isle with the northwest corner of the state, north of Shreveport.
The heaviest traffic on I-49 occurs within the cities of Shreveport and Opelousas. The stretch of freeway in Shreveport sees an average of 70,000 vehicles per day, while the stretch of freeway between Lafayette and Carencro sees an average of 55,000 vehicles per day, and the stretch of freeway through Opelousas sees an average of 45,000 ...
Louisiana's next transportation secretary faces a $19 billion backlog in highway and bridge needs. Jeff Landry taps transportation secretary to address Louisiana's crumbling roads, bridges Skip to ...