Lafayette, LA – Per reports, the Louisiana Department of Transportation officials expect to open this stretch of the new divided, 4-lane highway within the next few weeks as crews finalize highway striping and signage.
Segment 3, LA 40/41 to LA 435, is one of three segments that comprise the $216 million “LA 3241: I-12 to Bush, LA” project.
Segment 3 will be the first segment to open to the public.
The three segments combined will create a 20-mile corridor between I-12 and Bush.
Segment 3 is a 5.6-mile stretch of highway parallel to LA 41, a heavily traveled 2-lane road about a mile to the east.
The new stretch of highway opening should immediately ease congestion on LA 41, with an average daily traffic count of over three thousand.
Segment 3 of the LA 3241 project began construction in late 2021 at $46 million.