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State highway office defends fast-track Highway 36 bridge rebuild, pledges barricades to curb detour traffic
Summary
Archie Jaison, executive director of the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, told the St. Tammany Parish Council the LA 36 bridge was delivered quickly as part of a 62‑bridge program and that large Type 3 barricades and 'local traffic only' signs will be installed at the Highway 36/Horseshoe Island Road intersection to reduce detour traffic.
Archie Jaison, executive director of the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, told the St. Tammany Parish Council on April 9 that the state office accelerated work on the LA 36 bridge as part of a legislative package of 62 bridges and moved the project from concept to traffic in roughly 103 days.
"We took a bridge from concept on a piece of paper to actually put traffic on it, tomorrow in about 135 days," Jaison said, describing the office’s use of precast elements and private engineering teams to speed delivery. He said the program gives the office…
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