Motorists using Interstate 20 can expect a slight detour at Calhoun just inside Ouachita Parish the weekend of March 15-18.
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has announced the La. Highway 151 overpass in Calhoun (exit 101) will undergo construction beginning Friday, March 15.
The project is expected to last 90 days and will require the La. 151 overpass bridge to be closed to all traffic. The project will replace six bridge girders, re-deck the bridge surface, and replace the barrier & guardrail.
Of particular note to Lincoln Parish residents, Interstate 20—both eastbound and westbound—will be closed at exit 101 at 8 p.m. on March 15 and expected to reopen at 6 a.m. Monday, March 18. During this three-day closure, interstate traffic will be rerouted off I-20 via the exit and entrance ramps and then back onto the Interstate..
Extreme caution is urged in making the transition onto the exit ramp, across La. 151 and onto the entrance ramp back to I-20.
There will be no I-20 access to or from La. 151 at Exit 101 during that weekend. Motorists can find more information at the DOTD website at http://www.dotd.la.gov.
