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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, August 3, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Progressive Community Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian Street in Lafayette. “This...
DOTD announces preparation of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for I-49 Lafayette Connector
(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...
I-49 Connector is Link to Stronger Economic Future
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...
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, April 27, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Progressive Community Outreach Center located at 125 Gallian Street in Lafayette. “This...
Our Views: Lafayette connector should work for drivers and for community
In terms of mileage, Interstate 49 between Lafayette and New Orleans is one of the most complete of incomplete projects. More than 100 miles of the 160-mile highway, a goal of state planners and business leaders for decades, already is either up to federal interstate...
One Acadiana poll shows strong level of support for I-49 project, CEO says
A poll of 500 likely voters in Lafayette Parish found that 81 percent think it’s important to complete Interstate 49 South through Lafayette, the regional economic development group One Acadiana announced Thursday. About 55 percent of those polled believe the I-49...
Can a New Urban Highway Avoid the Mistakes of the Past?
As plans advance for the Interstate 49 Connector, Lafayette, Louisiana, might soon find out. A rendering of a possible I-49 design from a "Blue Book" study of the connector corridor done in 1999. University of Louisiana-Lafayette / LCG/MPO Lafayette, Louisiana,...
Planning Commission offers alternate I-49 connector plan to utilize Thruway
Local engineers are offering their own plan on how to connect Interstate 49 through the city with less impact to surrounding neighborhoods. Members of the Acadiana Planning Commission and Lafayette Consolidated Government presented their alternate proposed plan last...
Lafayette planners propose alternative design for I-49 Connector; addresses concerns over state plan
Lafayette city-parish planners have proposed a major design change for the Interstate 49 Connector, floating the idea of elevating the interstate as it skirts downtown and scrapping plans for two downtown interchanges. The potential changes address key complaints that...
Reconnecting the Grid
Planning officials floated an I-49 refinement concept that could utilize the Connector’s alignment to repair the interior grid broken by the Evangeline Thruway A slide shows how surface streets could reconnect under the I-49 Connector as part of a proposal which...