Articles Tagged with ''Louisiana Dept. of Transportation and Development''

After Bentley Systems acquired subsurface modeling firm Seequent in 2021 for $1.05 billion, then-CEO Greg Bentley noted in 2023 that the potential for bringing subsurface data into digital twins and project planning was only starting to be tapped in construction.

The second tractor-trailer collision in roughly two years at the I-10 overpass crossing I-49 in Lafayette is necessitating the replacement of an 82-ft-long girder. 

Louisiana officials picked a consortium of Plenary Americas with Spain-based design-build firms ACCIONA and Sacyr as P3 developer for the future toll bridge.

While the extent of settling is still being evaluated, it's enough to require the replacement of bridge approaches, pushing the completion of the project from April 2024 into 2025. 

As a feasibility study gets underway, there are still unanswered questions on the project's total cost and sources of funding.

The $925-million project, which will widen I-10 through Baton Rouge from three to four lanes each way, has risen in cost more than $200 million in two years, officials say.

$500M Comite River Diversion Canal project faces more delays after encountering unexpected issues linked to pipeline removal. 

Speed was of the essence when contractors and engineers were called upon to perform emergency repairs of a damaged I-10 overpass in Lafayette, La.

Gathered in a city populated by master musicians and chefs, ENR’s third-annual Top Young Professionals conference attendees absorbed another kind of expertise in New Orleans March 9-10.

Shawn Wilson plans to step down March 4, fueling speculation of a bid to become governor in election this year.