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DOTD Launches Virtual Reality Website of I-49 Lafayette Connector
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), along with national, state, regional and local partners, are moving forward with the Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) process for the I-49 Connector Project. To involve more stakeholders in the CSS…

Update: DOTD advises motorists of field testing along US 167
Update: DOTD advises motorists of field testing along US 167 The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises that crews will be continuing field testing along US 167 (Evangeline Thruway) from 6th Street to Taft Street. Work is anticipated to start…

DOTD advises motorists of field testing along US 167
DOTD advises motorists of field testing along US 167 The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises that beginning Monday, June 15 crews will be conducting field testing along US 167 (Evangeline Thruway) from 6th Street to Taft Street. Work is…

DOTD Proceeds with CSS Process for I-49 Lafayette Connector
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), along with national, state, regional and local partners, are moving forward with the Context Sensitive Solutions (CSS) process for the I-49 Lafayette Connector Project. As the historic preservation…

DOTD to Host I-49 Lafayette Connector Open House Public Meeting
DOTD and its Lafayette Connector Partners (LCP) team invite the public to attend an open house public meeting on Thursday, October 19, from 4:00-5:30 p.m. at the Progressive Community Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian Street in Lafayette. A Moderated Session will…

I-49 committee goes with elevated design over submerged option
If the Interstate 49 Connector through Lafayette is ever built, it will likely be elevated. A committee overseeing the design of the planned interstate decided Friday to narrow down the options, casting aside the idea of cutting a path for the road below ground level…

Poll Demonstrates Community-Wide Support for I-49 Lafayette Connector
Connect Lafayette, a coalition of thirteen community organizations, released a recent poll of registered voters showing overwhelming support for replacing the Evangeline Thruway / U.S. 90 with an interstate and completing I-49 South. The Connect Lafayette coalition,…

I-49: Far more than a standard interstate
I was disappointed after reading an Editorial published by The Advertiser on Dec. 22, 2016, as the hard work of citizens and DOTD was dismissed by a failure to present facts and instead peddled misrepresentations. It suggested “…a lack of interest from state officials…

DOTD to Host I-49 Lafayette Connector Open House Public Meeting
(LAFAYETTE, La.) – DOTD and its Lafayette Connector Partners team invite the public to attend an open house public meeting on Wednesday, November 30, from 4:00-7:00 p.m. at the Progressive Community Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian Street in Lafayette. “During…

Request for Consulting Parties for Initiation of Section 106 Process
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD), in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing to construct the I-49 Lafayette Connector from the Lafayette Regional Airport to the I-10/I-49/US 167 Interchange in…
