Plan Your Route: LA 27 Lane Closures during Kelso Bridge Upgrade in Louisiana

By Liora Hawthorne

Published October 27, 2023

Calcasieu Parish - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has scheduled alternating lane closures on LA 27 Northbound and Southbound at Kelso Bridge in Hackberry, Louisiana. These closures will be in effect from Monday, October 30, 2023, until Friday, November 3, 2023, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

The purpose of these closures is to facilitate the replacement of grid decking by the construction crews. Despite the closures, traffic will still be able to cross Kelso Bridge in both directions with the assistance of flaggers.

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