DOTD pursues design-build contract for I-10 expansion project

BATON ROUGE – DOTD has announced plans to move forward with the widening of seven miles of I-10 between Highland Road and LA 73 in Ascension Parish by pursing a design-build contract.On Wednesday, DOTD issued a Notice of Intent seeking a design-build firm to widen the section of the interstate. The NOI can be viewed here. The project includes widening 1-10 a quarter mile west of the I-10/Highland Road interchange to east of the I-10/La 73 interchange from two lanes to three in each dir