Change to I-10 exit onto College Drive delayed until Tuesday due to expected rain

Construction continues on the new College Drive flyover seen from eastbound Interstate 12 at the split with Interstate 10, Monday, July 22, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Changes to the Interstate 10 westbound exit at College Drive in Baton Rouge will be postponed until Tuesday, the Department of Transportation and Development announced Saturday. The changes, which include a new, far-right exit lane that will travel only to Corporate Boulevard, were expected to go into effect Sunday but are being delayed due to forecast rain Saturday night, which DOTD says will interfere with overnight concrete work.

Work on the new, four-lane configuration will instead start at 5 a.m. Tuesday.



With the new design, three of the exit's lanes will go to the College Drive traffic signal, while the far-right lane will bypass College Drive to go directly to Corporate Boulevard. The new lane toward Corporate Boulevard will have a rollover curb, separating the far-right lane from College Drive and preventing drivers from entering those lanes. Tuesday's construction will only include the end of the exit ramp where it approaches College Drive.

The beginning of the I-10 westbound exit ramp between the I-10/I-12 merge and College will still be in use. The future College Drive exit lanes from I-10 and I-12 are still under construction. DOTD expects them to be finished by late April or early May, depending on weather.

DOTD officials said in a statement that they appreciate drivers' patience and ask for cautious driving through the construction area, and to be on lookout for work crews and their equipment. The new configurations are part of the DOTD's nearly completed $52.3 million College Drive Flyover project.

Information about the project can be found at collegeflyover.com ..