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• After announcing delay, highway department says Pecue Lane exit on I-10 will open Wednesday Play Video

  February 17, 2026 11:23 AM

  ST. GEORGE — State highway officials say a new interchange between Interstate 10 and Pecue Lane will open Wednesday, after saying last week that it would be March before a change in traffic patterns. Wednesday's opening marks the end of a yearslong project to improve traffic flow in the... more »

• Pecue Lane interchange along I-10 will now open in March, not February, DOTD says Play Video

  February 13, 2026 4:35 PM

  ST. GEORGE — Drivers hoping to use the new interchange between Interstate 10 and Pecue Lane will have to wait a few more weeks, highway officials said. After opening a wider Pecue Lane last month, road crews had hoped to allow access to I-10 in mid-February. The crossing... more »

• New Pecue Lane traffic pattern opens to drivers, resident points to overlooked design flaw Play Video

  January 12, 2026 4:30 PM

  ST. GEORGE - Pecue Lane's new Diverging Diamond Interchange is now open to drivers. Motorists will now switch to the opposite side of the road, which will eliminate left-turning drivers from having to cross traffic. The Department of Transportation and Development says this will reduce crashes. "It's safer;... more »

• Ramps still closed at Airline overpass after May damage; work reportedly to start soon Play Video

  February 8, 2023 2:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The delay in repairing the Airline Highway and Florida Boulevard interchange has dragged on. It was damaged by a City-Parish DPW truck and closed in May 2022. The state says that even though the project has met several obstacles, work to replace the damaged girder... more »

• New digital message board coming to busy west side roadway Play Video

  December 11, 2019 6:12 PM

  PORT ALLEN - A large green traffic sign in West Baton Rouge is not helping drivers the way it was intended. The estimated time to I-110/190 interchange sign will be removed and replaced with a digital messaging sign. The Department of Transportation and Development says a digital message board... more »

• No work for months on I-10/Pecue Lane interchange Play Video

  June 6, 2018 10:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE- City-parish officials hope work will resume on the Pecue Lane interchange project along I-10 by the fall. The work on the interchange project began last July, but stopped after the initial phase was complete. East Baton Rouge Parish transportation chief Fred Raiford said it's an issue... more »

• Construction start date set for LA 447, I-12 interchange in Livingston Parish

  February 5, 2016 4:57 PM

  LIVINGSTON PARISH - Traffic officials say construction is set to begin Monday, Feb. 15 at the LA 447 and I-12 interchange in Livingston Parish. The work on the interchange is expected to be completed in August of 2017. The State Department of Transportation says intermittent delays and possible nightly... more »

• Pecue Lane interchange another step closer to happening Play Video

  January 28, 2016 10:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The third and final public comment meeting for the proposed Pecue Lane and I-10 interchange attracted dozens of people Thursday night. An environmental assessment of the area has been completed and is now up for approval to move the project into the next stage. There... more »