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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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
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]
I-49 northbound at its southern terminus in Lafayette. I-49 begins its journey in Lafayette concurrent with US 167 from I-10 to Opelousas at exit 23. At Lafayette, motorists continuing southbound see the Interstate Highway change to LA 182 (Evangeline Thruway), a major thoroughfare taking travelers toward the heart of Lafayette.
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.