I-10: LA 415 to Essen Lane

Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish

Project No. H.004100

Description:

The ultimate Project includes urban freeway capacity improvements from Washington Street to east of the
I-10/I-12 split on I-10 and I-12:

• Freeway widening by the addition of one travel lane to the westbound (WB) direction of I-10 from
  Washington Street to College Drive and one travel lane to the eastbound (EB) direction of I-10
  from Washington Street to east of the I-10/I-12 split on I-10;
• Modifications to interchanges at Washington Street, Dalrymple Drive, Perkins Road, Acadian
  Thruway, and College Drive, as well as the replacement of the Nairn Drive overpass;
• Associated work, which may include noise barriers, Interstate lighting, Interstate guide signs, traffic
  signals, and pedestrian and bicyclist accommodations;
• Roundabouts at Terrace Avenue and Braddock Street, the Washington Street interchange, and Dalrymple Drive at East Lakeshore Drive;
• Utility coordination, as necessary;
• Maintenance of traffic in a congested and confined urban freeway environment; and
• Context sensitive solutions and community connections.