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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 ...
The state expects ... for the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, praised the governor’s proposal. "Having additional funding in place to build a new Mississippi River bridge in the capital region is ...
At a meeting Monday of the Capital Area Road ... multibillion-dollar bridge project, which is expected to ease traffic in Baton Rouge and the West Mississippi River bank, as well as deliver ...
Louisiana residents will have a chance to review 10 proposed locations for a new bridge over the Mississippi River in the Baton Rouge area. The consultant group the state has hired for the project ...
A pair of barges loose on the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge ... bridge to close as a precaution, according to WAFB. Authorities say 25 barges that had dislodged along the river in and near the ...
There could soon be a new way to cross the Mississippi River ... ahead with a plan to build a new bridge across the river near the state capital of Baton Rouge. Planners and advocates say it ...
Using a fast-tracked public feedback process, Louisiana transportation officials have narrowed down the options for a new Mississippi River bridge ... at the State Capitol. The commissioners represent ...
Traffic delays along Interstate 10, by the new Mississippi River bridge in Baton ... of the Louisiana state Department of Transportation and Development. Though Baton Rouge certainly has no ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The hopes of a new Mississippi River bridge could soon become ... important infrastructure project for the state than a new bridge in Baton Rouge south of what we call ...
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 ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The recently created Capital Area ... begin on a new bridge. The district, charged with finding new and creative ways to fund a third Mississippi River crossing, put ...