Louisiana – The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) has announced plans to allocate $67.5 million in supplemental funding to support the preservation and maintenance of existing roads, highways, and infrastructure statewide. This additional funding, approved by state legislators during the 2024 regular session, will be distributed equally among the nine DOTD districts, with each district receiving $7.5 million for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.
According to DOTD Secretary Joe Donahue, this funding will enable the districts to address long-standing transportation-related needs. “Keeping Louisiana’s existing roads and highways in a state of good repair is just as important as building new infrastructure to accommodate continued growth,” Donahue emphasized.
The districts have already identified tentative plans for the allocation of these funds, which will cover a range of activities including guardrail repairs, bridge maintenance, traffic signs and signals, striping, additional mowing, tree trimming, and drainage system repairs.
In District 07, which includes Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis parishes, the funds will be allocated as follows:
- Equipment rental: $36,000
- Districtwide guardrail repair contract: $750,000
- Bridge maintenance supplies: $390,000
- Bridge spans/caps: $480,000
- Districtwide traffic supplies: $635,000
- Districtwide signal detection supplies: $400,000
- Districtwide asphaltic concrete paving supplies: $2.12 million
- Districtwide asphalt milling contract: $500,000
- Sweeping contract along I-10 & I-210: $266,500
- Storm drain repair contract: $650,000
- US 171 catch basin adjustment contract: $50,000
- Districtwide striping contract: $1 million
- Districtwide cross drain replacement contract
Plans for spending in other districts can be found by following this link.
This investment is expected to have a significant impact on the safety and maintenance of Louisiana’s roads and highways, ensuring that they remain in good condition for years to come.