SLIDELL, La. — As construction crews work to complete the Twin Span Bridge, motorists will see possible delays as they are shifted from the old structure to new one.
Currently, drivers eastbound use a combination of the new eastbound bridge and the westbound bridge, and drivers westbound use the old eastbound bridge. However, March 12, crews will move eastbound traffic to the new eastbound bridge. Westbound traffic is planned to be moved off the bridge by late March, early April.
" Once the new traffic alignment is fully implemented, east and westbound drivers will share the new eastbound approaches. The approaches will accommodate two lanes of traffic in each direction, while the mainline sections of the new bridges will feature three travel lanes in each direction," said Sherry Dupre, DOTD spokeswoman.
"The temporary sharing of the eastbound approaches is necessary because the ends of the old bridge are within the “footprint” of the new westbound approaches. These portions of the old bridge must be demolished and removed before the new westbound approaches can be constructed and the project completed."
