LA1 highway project enters Phase 1
Phased Implementation (including estimated capital cost):
Phases 1A, 1B and 1C ($349 million):
- Construction of a two-lane elevated highway south of Leeville to LA 3090 at Port Fourchon, 8.5 km (5.3 mi)
- Construction of a fixed-span, high-level, two-lane bridge over Bayou Lafourche at Leeville, and the interchanges and connector roads immediately north and south of Leeville, providing independent utility and project benefit, 7 km (4.4 mi)
- Pre-construction began: 2003
- Construction period: 2006 - 2011.
Phase 2 ($250 million):
- Construction of a two-lane elevated highway from Golden Meadow to Leeville, 13.4 km (8.3 mi)
- Pre-construction begins: 2007
- Construction period: 2009-2013.
Phase 3 ($340 million):
- Construction of a four-lane at-grade highway from Larose to US 90, including overpasses over Intracoastal Waterway and Bayou Lafourche, 31.4 km (19.5 mi).
Phase 4 ($582 million):
- Construction of additional two lanes of elevated highway from Golden Meadow to Port Fourchon
- Highway widening and upgrades from Port Fourchon to Grand Isle, 13 km (8 mi).
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Volume 67 Issue 3
March 2007
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