DOTD

The I-49 Innercity Connector could be in jeopardy with the changes in how the federal government is funding transportation projects.

Dr. Shawn Wilson gives the specifics of the construction plan and says that the cost is "a very small price to pay for the lives we're going to save."

Louisiana has a backlog of transportation needs and we must find funding options to address those needs.

The Northwest Louisiana Economic Partnership and Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments will host a regional meeting of the Governor's Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment.

Several road projects are going on the week of January 25, 2016, that could tie you up a bit.

Motorists soon may see an explosion of advertisements plastered on state roads, bridges and rest areas in Louisiana's latest bid to raise cash during lean times.

A new safety feature will grace I-20 from the Texas state border to the Mississippi border. New cable barriers will be constructed in the median of the interstate, starting in Bossier and Webster Parishes.

Louisiana recently got a C- from the American Society of Civil Engineers, citing the state doesn't have an adequate funding plan to improve congested thoroughfares and roads in disrepair.

I-49 reopened after morning wreck involving refrigerated McDonald's truck; neither driver nor food products harmed.

A lot of DOTD work is set to begin -- and continue -- today. Here's a list of what we know about so far -- and keep in mind, all of this will be done weather permitting: Today and tomorrow, the inside and outside shoulders on I-49 mainline and ramps between Kings Highway and Murphy Street are closed...