'Construction has not stopped at all:' DOTD says I-10 widening project is moving on as scheduled

BATON ROUGE, La. — In December of 2023 , WBRZ reported that the state was planning to take longer to finish the I-10 widening project.

Orange cones, work crews and heavy equipment still line I-10 in Baton Rouge, but state transportation officials say the widening project is not behind schedule.

Instead, they say the scope of the work has grown. Rodney Mallett with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development said the state adjusted plans to ease the impact on drivers during construction.

“Well to help the public out, it’s going to extend the project a little bit, but we’re going to keep three lanes open in each direction,” Mallett said.

He explained that while some drivers think the project has stalled, construction has never stopped. “So when people say the project has