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DOTD unveils $1.2 billion FY26–27 Highway Priority Program and credits LTIF for faster delivery
Summary
At a Shreveport roadshow, DOTD leaders described a $1.2 billion Highway Priority Program for FY26–27, with about $913 million slated for construction and 302 projects expected to be let. Department officials credited recent LTIF funds with dramatically improving project delivery and promised follow‑up on local schedules.
Secretary Dauphine, presenting at a Joint Transportation Committee roadshow in Shreveport, outlined the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development’s Highway Priority Program for fiscal year 2026–27 and described a suite of reforms designed to speed project delivery.
"This plan represents a $1,200,000,000 investment," Secretary Dauphine said during the presentation, and DOTD staff explained that roughly $913,000,000 of that allocation is intended for construction letting in FY26–27, with the balance funding preconstruction, engineering, inspection and contingency work. DOTD said the construction allotment will support about 302 projects that the department anticipates will be…
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