Baton Rouge, LA
7 years
$40,000,000
LA 19 bridge crossing as part of the Comite River Diversion Channel Project, a major flood-risk reduction initiative designed to divert floodwaters from the Comite River to the Mississippi River. The project involves construction of a new highway bridge over the future diversion channel, roadway realignment, and extensive coordination to maintain traffic flow during construction.
over the Comite River Diversion Channel on the existing highway alignment.
through construction of temporary staging and a railroad shoofly bypass.
by enabling excavation and completion of the diversion channel beneath the crossing.
using ground improvement and extensive utility coordination.
