road closures

It’s another summer of traffic closures in Lafayette and Ambassador Caffery Parkway is taking center stage.

There are three important traffic closures happening during the week in Lafayette - one of them on Tuesday morning and the other two over the weekend.

It's a busy week across Lafayette Parish and on I-10 in the surrounding areas as there are quite a bit of traffic closures on the schedule.

With students being out of school this week for their Easter Break, it has given local governments a great opportunity to get some needed work done on the roads.

After closing earlier this morning (04/13/22) due to an overturned tanker reportedly carrying hazardous materials, I-10 eastbound at I-49 has re-opened.

Great news to report as two major road projects happening in Lafayette are nearing their completion.

Whether they happen during the day or night, traffic closures happening across Lafayette Parish and the surrounding areas can affect your travel as you drive across the Hub City and the two major interstates that run across it - Interstate 10 and Interstate 49.

Hundreds of runners will be in Lafayette this weekend for the Zydeco Marathon. Several streets will be closed around town for the event.

Another week, another round of traffic issues in Lafayette to discuss.

It's the holidays, which means traffic throughout Lafayette has been anything but joyful to deal with lately.

The City of Youngsville has announced the closure of a portion of Chemin Metairie Parkway to facilitate the reconstruction of the roadway.

DOTD continues lane closures this week along Interstate 10 - from the Louisiana-Texas line through where it meets with Interstate 49 in Lafayette

Road construction continues across Lafayette as DOTD and Lafayette Consolidated Government work crews improve the streets we use every day in the Hub City.

UPDATE - The Southbound lane of Johnston St. has been reopened.

A portion of Galbert Road in Scott will be closed for over a week at its intersection with Cameron Street if weather permits.

It's no April Fool's joke - there will be more roadwork happening on Ambassador Caffery Parkway on April 1st.

There will be daily alternating lane closures from 8 AM to 4 PM on the northbound and southbound lanes of Moss Street between Mudd Avenue and Gloria Switch Road during those days.

As the I-10 Widening Project rolls on towards completion, there will be three ramp closures happening overnight on Thursday from 8 PM - 6 AM.

The ice is more than one-inch thick.

It's hard to see how slippery it is in the dark, but trust us, it's out there and you don't need to be driving in it.