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Environmentalists have come out against a potential bridge corridor that would bisect and partially destroy a primeval ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The site of the new Mississippi River Bridge won’t be selected until mid-2025, according to state transportation officials. The Capital Area Road and Bridge ...
John Bel Edwards endorsed two ways to finance state transportation projects Wednesday, including a new bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge. One of the resolutions calls for the state ...
Many in the community feel that the Red Stick hasn’t done enough to capitalize on its status as a riverfront city.
Using a fast-tracked public feedback process, Louisiana transportation officials have narrowed down the options for a new Mississippi River bridge near Baton Rouge to three locations, all connecting ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The hopes of a new Mississippi River bridge could soon become a reality with financial assistance from the federal government and Gov. John Bel Edwards gave his take on ...
Louisiana’s Department of Transportation and Development is working to build a new bridge across the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, meant to alleviate congestion and fuel growth on both ...
As a state panel mulls the ideal location for a new Mississippi River bridge ... only 15% of daily bridge traffic. Only 18% of eastbound motorists pass through the Baton Rouge metropolitan area ...
In turn, the Port of Greater Baton Rouge would gain a facility ... on the west side of the Mississippi River near the Audubon Bridge. That site is 4.5 acres, Cantrell said. The Baton Rouge Port ...
(The Center Square) — A project to build a new bridge over the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge is moving into an environmental assessment phase with three alternatives, consultants said Monday.