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• Groundbreaking for I-10 widening set for this week Play Video

  January 8, 2018 10:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Interstate 10 from Highland Road in East Baton Rouge Parish to Hwy 73 in Ascension Parish will be widened after a ribbon cutting ceremony this week. It's unclear when actual construction will begin. The seven mile stretch of interstate is often congested during rush hour. DOTD... more »

• Impairment suspected in crash that killed two I-10 West Play Video

  February 5, 2017 6:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two were killed in a deadly crash near the East Baton Rouge and Ascension parishes line on I-10 West Sunday. Louisiana State Police Spokesperson Bryan Lee says 23-year-old Jared Cunningham of St. James, La. and 39-year-old Jeremy Jenkins of Baton Rouge were killed in the crash.... more »

• More cable barriers will line I-10 in BR area

  December 15, 2016 5:06 PM

  RAMAH – The state continues to add miles to its cable barrier system that is designed to keep head-on collisions from happening on the state's interstate system. Monday, work will begin in Iberville Parish where the cable system will be installed between the Basin Bridge and the Grosse Tete... more »

• All lanes now open on I-10 EB, heavy traffic for six miles

  October 5, 2016 10:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - All lanes are now open on I-10 eastbound. Wednesday morning, the right lane was blocked on I-10 eastbound at Perkins Road due to a breakdown. Right lane blocked due to breakdown on I-10 E @ Perkins — WBRZ Traffic (@WBRZtraffic) October 5, 2016 ... more »

• I-12 West at Essen to I-10/12 split opened after closed following memorial service

  July 28, 2016 10:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Traffic officials say heavy interstate delays and closures can be expected up until 6 p.m. Thursday due to an afternoon memorial for fallen officers. I-12 West at Essen is now open after it was closed to traffic at the I-10/I-12 split following the memorial. DOTD advises... more »

• Lanes now open after accident blocked center lane of I-12 East at Juban Road

  June 29, 2016 3:56 PM

  BATON ROUGE – All lanes are now open after an accident on I-12 East at Juban Road had the center lane of the interstate blocked on Wednesday around 3 p.m. According to DOTD, traffic has backed up to Range Avenue. Stay with WBRZ on Facebook and Twitter for... more »

• Governor, Mayor meet with top transportation official Play Video

  January 22, 2016 10:54 PM

  BATON ROUGE - This week, Governor John Bel Edwards and Mayor-President Kip Holden met with federal transportation authorities about Louisiana's traffic problems. Holden met with U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Thursday in Washington, D.C. while Edwards and Secretary of DOTD Shawn Wilson met with him Friday. All three discussed... more »

• Overturned car backs up I-10 traffic across bridge

  December 10, 2015 1:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities said no one was hurt when a car overturned in a wreck on I-10 East in Baton Rouge during the noon rush hour. However, traffic backed up due to the wreck along I-10 in both directions. The eastbound lanes backed up past LA 415 at... more »

• I-10 backs up in both directions as morning commute comes to close

  November 6, 2015 11:03 AM

  BATON ROUGE - In a typical Friday story, the day's commute on I-10 is seeing traffic backups in both directions centering around the area of the Perkins/S. Acadian Thruway exits. In the westbound direction, an accident that involved multiple vehicles blocked the left lane and caused congestion to stretch... more »

• I-12 expansion nearly finished Play Video

  August 28, 2015 5:50 PM

  WALKER - Expansion work on Interstate 12 in Walker should be finished by October, according to the Department of Transportation and Development. The $26.5 million expansion started last year and will bring I-12 from four lanes to six lanes from Walker to nearly Satsuma. For motorists in Livingston Parish going... more »

• I-10 East reopens on Basin Bridge after wreck

  August 25, 2015 12:33 PM

  RAMAH - Louisiana State Police said a wreck closed I-10 East over the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge Tuesday morning for more than an hour. The wreck happened at mile marker 131, several miles west of Ramah. The Department of Transportation and Development later closed that side of the interstate at... more »