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Port officials urge swift funding for I‑69 service road to connect inland port to I‑49
Joint Transportation Committee / Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development presentation (roadshow) · December 3, 2025
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Summary
Caddo Parish Port Commission leaders told DOTD the I‑69 Service Road is ready for design and right‑of‑way work, estimated at about $80 million, and asked the committee to act quickly because inflation and federal grant timing raise costs the longer the project is delayed.
Eric England, executive director of the Caddo Parish Port Commission, asked DOTD and the committee to prioritize a 10‑mile I‑69 Service Road to link the port complex to Interstate 49.
England said the service road is a relatively short connector (about 10 miles) that would link the port's…
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