DONALDSONVILLE - A major highway in Ascension Parish is getting an upgrade as part of a multi-million-dollar plan to address industrial growth in the area. 

Officials broke ground on the project in February and construction began soon after. Plans call for LA 70 to be expanded to a four-lane divided highway between LA 22 and the Sunshine Bridge. 

DOTD says the work is being done to improve capacity along the roadway that is surrounded by dozens of plants.

According to their website, about 33,000 vehicles are estimated to travel along that corridor daily. That number is expected to reach 50,000 in the next 20 years.

If construction goes as scheduled, the project will be finished in spring 2025.