DOTD: Closure for Simmesport Bridge, Aug. 28
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said that the Simmesport Bridge will be closed to all traffic for intermittent 15 minute periods from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28, for aerial bridge inspection.
Traffic will be allowed across the bridge between the 15-minute closure periods.
DOTD said no detour will be provided since the bridge will only be closed to traffic for those 15 minute periods intermittently.
Traffic will be allowed across the bridge between the 15-minute closure periods.
DOTD wants to remind drivers to please drive with caution through the construction site and be on the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
The Simmesport Bridge is on LA 1 over the Atchafalaya River. It is located 0.18 miles east of the LA 1/LA 105 intersection.