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Louisiana officials cut ribbon on $37 million Collins Boulevard overpass in Covington
Summary
State and local leaders celebrated the opening of a new four-lane, safety‑improved overpass on U.S. 190 in Covington, a $37 million project officials say will ease congestion for about 50,000 daily drivers and strengthen an evacuation route for St. Tammany Parish.
State and local officials on Friday gathered in Covington to mark the completion of a $37 million improvement to the Collins Boulevard overpass on U.S. 190, a project officials said will reduce chronic congestion and improve evacuation capacity for St. Tammany Parish.
Governor Jeff Landry and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Glenn Laday joined parish and municipal leaders, legislators and the project contractor for a ribbon‑cutting ceremony that officials said capped decades of planning and years of construction. Secretary Laday said the project delivered four lanes, widened shoulders, drainage upgrades and new traffic signals intended to relieve a long‑standing traffic choke point.
"This project is over $37,000,000 in investment, and we're happy to have that delivered today for this community," Secretary Glenn Laday…
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