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Replacement of Highway 90 bridges at MS-LA state line faces another delay
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:49 am
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:49 am
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The plan to fix five deteriorating bridges on Highway 90 at the Mississippi-Louisiana state line is stalled again because a federal program that could fund the project has not reopened since the government shutdown earlier this year, a lawmaker said.
Louisiana state leaders intended to apply for the money this fall. The state’s transportation department has estimated it will cost between $150 million and $350 million to reopen the bridges, which have been closed for more than three years.
Now lawmakers say they hope the grant program will open in January. “We share your frustration,” Louisiana State Rep. Stephanie Berault, R-Slidell, said last week. “We are hopeful this will get done soon.”
The 3-mile stretch from Pearlington into Louisiana closed in May 2022 after inspectors realized the 1930s-era bridges were not safe. Louisiana lacks the money to replace them and does not know when they will reopen.
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Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:53 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Thank God we can afford a football coach though
Posted on 12/26/25 at 10:57 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Louisiana state leaders intended to apply for the money this fall.
Those bridges have been out for years.
Did they elaborate on why they waited till now to apply for funding?
Did they consider fixing the bridges and find funding in arrears to offload some cost?
You know, like put the citizens first kinda thing?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:00 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
what's nuts about the length of time on these bridges being out is that is a hurricane evacuation route. they've been lucky as frick nothing has come through
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:02 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
I hope something can be done.
I need an alternative route than I-10 when some idiot crashes on the I-10 Pearl River bridge.
But why is this state so dependent on funding of today’s needs, we don’t have a rainy day fund for highways and regularly update and replace bridges that are beyond their life expectancy and safety needs.
Coming from Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes this need is finally starting to be addressed in some areas.
The big issue is that we have bridges that were built decades ago for a million dollars or a few hundred thousand, now those bridge replacement projects start in the neighborhood of 20 million dollars due to changes in construction materials and safety.
Then there are delay when they finally get built.
Fun fact, the Bourg Company Canal Bridge which finally opened in May or June of this year still has yet to receive its traffic light. Mind you the bridge was over a year behind schedule and there was an existing hurricane rated bar at the intersection. DOTD needs to get its head out of its own arse.
I need an alternative route than I-10 when some idiot crashes on the I-10 Pearl River bridge.
But why is this state so dependent on funding of today’s needs, we don’t have a rainy day fund for highways and regularly update and replace bridges that are beyond their life expectancy and safety needs.
Coming from Lafourche and Terrebonne parishes this need is finally starting to be addressed in some areas.
The big issue is that we have bridges that were built decades ago for a million dollars or a few hundred thousand, now those bridge replacement projects start in the neighborhood of 20 million dollars due to changes in construction materials and safety.
Then there are delay when they finally get built.
Fun fact, the Bourg Company Canal Bridge which finally opened in May or June of this year still has yet to receive its traffic light. Mind you the bridge was over a year behind schedule and there was an existing hurricane rated bar at the intersection. DOTD needs to get its head out of its own arse.
This post was edited on 12/26/25 at 11:03 am
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:03 am to geauxtigers87
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what's nuts about the length of time on these bridges being out is that is a hurricane evacuation route. they've been lucky as frick nothing has come through
Yep, it’s government malpractice to not have US 90 open.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:07 am to SloaneRanger
3 miles, $350,000,000.00
Insane
Insane
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:07 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
I miss taking this route to BSL
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:10 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
How much was Brian Kelly’s buyout?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:13 am to sta4ever
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Thank God we can afford a football coach though
Not that they have anything to do with each other...
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:22 am to VolsOut4Harambe
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How much was Brian Kelly’s buyout?
Those boosters that moved money from their “replace a bridge I never use” fund to the “Brian Kelly buyout” fund must be pissed.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:41 am to Tarps99
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DOTD
The single worst state agency in the US bar none.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 11:46 am to Pfft
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3 miles, $350,000,000.00
Insane
How many people drive this? The interstate is very close.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:04 pm to Pfft
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3 miles, $350,000,000.00 Insane
That’s roughly $22,000 a foot
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:07 pm to thegambler
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How many people drive this? The interstate is very close.
Problem is people lose their ability to drive going over the pearl river bridge on i10
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:08 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Louisiana sucks but shouldn’t the federal government be more proactive in making sure their US highway routes are functional and open.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:10 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
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been closed for more than three years
Clearly we can live without these bridges. Can we spend the money on roadways that are actually used?
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:11 pm to The Boat
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Louisiana sucks but shouldn’t the federal government be more proactive in making sure their US highway routes are functional and open.
It's literally the only thing that 95% of Americans agree the federal government SHOULD be doing with our tax dollars. Therefore, they refuse to do so.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:24 pm to sta4ever
LSU Football and TAF donations do not pay for street repairs.
Posted on 12/26/25 at 12:27 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
But Gov. Jeff has a radio ad out stating that he has a plan to repair hundreds of bridges in the state.
How long has he been elected ?
How long has he been elected ?
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