I-10 Bridge

DOTD says the I-10 bridge will exceed its safe capacity by the year 2040. But what if we told you it was already over capacity two years ago? Like, by a lot.

For years, we've been told that contamination from a 1994 chemical spill has prevented work on the I-10 Bridge. But what if that's not entirely true?

Remember when a new I-10 bridge in Lake Charles was a priority issue for Clay Higgins, back when he was running for office? Well, it isn't anymore.

Everyone knows the I-10 bridge isn't entirely safe. Its sufficiency rating was 9.9% in 2013. Guess what it is today? (Spoiler: It's worse.)

We thought it might be fun to come up with some better uses for the terrifying menace that dares thousands of vehicles to cross it every day.

While the I-10 Bridge continues to deteriorate, construction on the I-210 Bridge has been delayed. Again.

What does the Lake Charles area sound like in ancient Japanese poetry? Kinda like this, actually.

The westbound right lane of the Calcasieu River Bridge will close for a few hours on Wednesday, March 30.

UPDATE:  We were just notified by Lake Charles City Police: Avoid I-10 wb east side for the next 3 hours due to a major wreck on top of the bridge   We were just notified of a accident that has occurred this morning on the I-1o bridge Westbound on the Lake Charles side. ...

Louisiana Department of Transportation Officials announced that the westbound lanes of the I-10 bridge will be closed tonight April 3rd, 2012 from 9 P.M. to 5 A.M. tomorrow morning, and the eastbound lanes will be closed tomorrow night April 4th, 2012 from 9 P.M. to 5 A.M. Thursday morning.

Here is a traffic update for you that use the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge for your commutes. The  Lake Charles Police Department is reporting that the bridge will be closed the next two nights and that traffic will be directed to detour at I-210.  Here is the times and dates the bridge will be closed.

For all you folks who use the I-10 Bridge Eastbound to commute to work be aware that one lane of the bridge will be closed Thursday and Friday.  Here is the latest on the construction and lane closure for the bridge.