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I-12 eastbound to close at the split Thursday through Saturday nights
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BATON ROUGE - As part of the ongoing College Flyover Project, I-12 eastbound will be closed at the 10/12 split three nights this week.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights, the Interstate will be closed from 10 p.m. that night until 5 a.m. the next morning so crews can install bridge girders for the project.
DOTD spokesperson Rodney Mallett says this work signifies a major step towards the overall completion of the project.
"It's the next part of our phase that we're working on right now, where they will be getting ready to pour the concrete and pave for the widening of the actual I-10 flyover," Mallett said.
Other parts of the project that are ongoing include the College Drive exit itself, as well as a realignment of I-12 West to flow underneath the flyover, to the left of I-10 West. The new configuration will eliminate the need for driver to weave through multiple lanes of traffic to exit at College Drive.
As a detour, I-12 eastbound traffic will divert onto I-10 east to Essen Lane north where they can re-enter I-12 eastbound.
Officials said the flyover project is estimated to finish in early 2025.
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