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DOTD, Atlas consultants present three alternatives for Mississippi River south crossing; NEPA expected to start in April 2025
Summary
Atlas Technical Consultants and Louisiana DOTD briefed the Capital Area Road and Bridge District that three alternatives for the Mississippi River Bridge South (LA‑1/LA‑30 connector) have been carried forward into NEPA after a multi‑year enhanced planning study; consultants said an Environmental Assessment is the planned NEPA document and a signed decision is expected by spring 2025.
Kara Morey, prime consultant for Atlas Technical Consultants, told the Capital Area Road and Bridge District on the project’s history and next steps, saying the project’s “ultimate objective is to construct a new crossing on the Mississippi River in the Greater Baton Rouge area.” Atlas described a two‑part contract: a completed enhanced planning study and an ongoing NEPA phase. The enhanced planning phase screened roughly 32 preliminary alternatives down to 10 and then three alternatives now carried into NEPA.
Atlas and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development project manager Paul Vaught said the initial study area spanned about 62 river miles, from the Horace Wilkinson Bridge south past Donaldsonville, with LA‑1 on the west bank and LA‑30 on the east bank as corridor limits. The consultants said they used navigational constraints, environmental desktop data, stakeholder input (river pilots, levee districts, Corps…
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