UPCOMING TRAFFIC SHIFTS

BELLE CHASSE, LA. - The Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Team announces two lane shifts occurring Monday, September 11 - Friday, September 22.

One shift will be on LA - 3017 (Engineers Road) in both the northbound and southbound directions. Traffic traveling northbound and southbound on Engineers road will shift to the newly constructed roadway between LA-23 and N. Cazalard Rd. 

The other traffic shift will take place on northbound LA-23. Traffic traveling northbound will shift right to the newly constructed roadway between LA-3017 (Engineers Rd) and the Algiers Outfall Canal Bridge. 

Both of these shifts will involve recurring lane closures between 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM and 7:30 PM – 5:00 AM.

The work is in preparation for the new Belle Chasse Bridge. All work is weather permitting.

To sign up for project updates, please visit bellechassebridge.com and provide your email address for notifications to go directly to your inbox as the new bridge construction continues. Interested parties can submit questions to the project team via email at [email protected]. You can also follow the project on Facebook @BelleChasseBridge and Twitter @Bridge_BC.

Media Contact:



Public Information Officer

Phone: 504.354.9939

Email address: [email protected]