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Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission schedules meeting to resurrect ‘the loop’
A meeting of the of the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission has been scheduled to reopen discussion on building part of a loop in western Lafayette Parish, which may benefit Elon Musk’s proposed SpaceX rocket launch site in neighboring Vermilion Parish. Elaine Abell, chairwoman of the commission, has called a...
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Lafayette Expressway or loop being resurrected to handle SpaceX traffic to Vermilion Parish
Plans for a loop around Lafayette are being resurrected in part to handle traffic to the planned SpaceX project in Vermilion Parish. Elaine Abell, chairman of the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission, confirmed on Thursday that she is reviving the commission, which has been dormant for some time. Elon Musk’s massive...
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Growth from SpaceX may drive funding to complete I-49 Lafayette Connector, Lafayette mayor says
Regional growth from the SpaceX project in Vermilion Parish may drive funding for the Interstate 49 Lafayette Connector, Lafayette Mayor-President Monique Boulet said recently. The Connector is a projected 5.5-mile six-lane partially elevated freeway through Lafayette that’s part of a plan to extend I-49 to the west bank of New...
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Both lanes of I-10 eastbound blocked in Acadia Parish near Crowley exit
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Charter bus crash causing traffic along Highway 27
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Twin vehicle accidents causing traffic along I-210 at Nelson
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Two vehicle accidents are causing traffic along I-210 Eastbound and Westbound at the Nelson Road exit, according to DOTD. Currently, only one lane is blocked along the Westbound route. DOTD says the Entrance ramp is blocked along the Eastbound route, but this may have been reopened as traffic cameras show vehicles slowly moving.
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West Sale Road bridge set to reopen today after months of repairs
LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - West Sale Road is set to reopen today between Holly Hill Road and Melrose Lane after several months of repairs. The road closed in March for bridge repairs and drainage improvements. It was originally expected to reopen July 1, but the closure was extended after crews found that the bridge needed more work than expected.
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Concrete truck wedged under I-10 detour crash bar in Westlake
WESTLAKE, La. (KPLC) - The I-10 West detour road in Westlake was closed Thursday after a truck got stuck under the crash bar. A concrete truck became wedged under the sixth crash bar, which was installed in early August. Each replacement costs taxpayers around $75,000. This is the second truck...