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 follow at 5:30 p.m.
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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 and allowing local streets to pass over it.
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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, which launched in late January 2017, is made up of organizations and citizens who believe a thoughtful design for the I-49 Lafayette Connector will enhance Lafayette’s urban fabric.
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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.
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(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.
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(LAFAYETTE, La.) – DOTD and its Lafayette Connector Partners team invite the public to attend an open house public meeting on Wednesday, August 3, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Progressive Community Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian Street in Lafayette.
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(LAFAYETTE, La.) – Today, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that, in consultation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), it will prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) document for the I-49 Connector project.
By: Jason El Koubi of One Acadiana
In the community discussion around the I-49 Lafayette Connector, something that receives too little attention is the project’s substantial role in protecting our industry base and building a foundation for diversified economic growth in other sectors. Especially amid the current economic downturn, the Connector should be viewed as a central component of our area’s economic development strategy, supported by everyone who cares about a strong economic future for Lafayette and Acadiana.
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(LAFAYETTE, La.) – DOTD and its Lafayette Connector Partners team invite the public to attend an Open House Public Meeting on Wednesday, April 27, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Progressive Community Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian Street in Lafayette.
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(LAFAYETTE, La.) – DOTD and its Lafayette Connector Partners held a “Community Vision & Values Workshop” Saturday, Jan. 23, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Progressive Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian St. in Lafayette. The workshop was the first of many events planned for the year where the community can share its ideas, hopes and opinions about the I-49 Lafayette Connector.
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