Coalition Recognizes Gov. Edwards and Congressional Delegation for LA 1 Support

September 26, 2022

Construction of Phase 2 of the

Elevated LA 1 Highway Begins in Golden Meadow

Contractor James Construction is in the assembly phase of construction for Phase 2 of the LA 1 Improvement Project, with workers assembling the three large cranes that will be used to build the 8.3-mile elevated highway from Golden Meadow to Leeville. The entire construction project is now 10 percent complete.

Starting in Golden Meadow, the contractor is also building the temporary steel bridge on which the cranes will sit as the concrete elevated highway is constructed below. The temporary bridge will be extended through the eight miles of the project as LA 1 is completed below it.

Over 1,000 permanent concrete piles have been ordered to support the new concrete elevated highway, and those will be trucked from Bay St. Louis, MS to Golden Meadow for installation.

In December, once hurricane season has ended, James Construction expects to begin work on the 21-foot-high T-Wall that will be built in the South Lafourche Levee to provide a 400 foot section of levee under the elevated highway with a maximum level of flood protection.

Phase 2 of the LA 1 Improvement Project is funded by a $135 million federal transportation grant awarded to LA DOTD in 2020, a $150 million match from the State of Louisiana through ACT 443 of the 2019 State Legislative Session, and match contributions from the Greater Lafourche Port Commission, 20 private industry partners, Lafourche Parish Government and the LA 1 Coalition. Landowners also contributed permanent servitudes to help minimize project costs.

The LA 1 Improvement Project secures safe, long-term access to our nation’s energy supply, ecotourism economy, abundant seafood production, and vital coastal restoration projects. Weather permitting, it is expected to be complete in July 2027.

LA 1 Coalition Thanks Governor Edwards and

Congressional Delegation for Supporting Federal Grant Request

In July, LA 1 Coalition Chairman Chett Chiasson, Executive Director Henri Boulet and members of the Coalition's Board of Directors met with Governor John Bel Edwards and members of Louisiana's Congressional Delegation individually to thank them for unanimously signing on to the LA DOTD's INFRA Grant Request for the LA 1 Project in 2020.

"The unanimous support from Governor Edwards and our entire federal delegation for the LA 1 request was a critical achievement. We would not have been as successful with the grant request without all of our leaders coming together to sign on to this significant infrastructure priority for our state," says Boulet.

Senator John Kennedy was busy with Appropriations Committee meetings during the Coalition's visit on Capitol Hill, but the group will meet with him soon to thank him and recognize his support for the INFRA Grant.

The LA 1 Coalition remains active to update you on

LA 1 Improvement Project construction and to facilitate

match payments pledged by our industry partners.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

ABOUT THE COALITION

The LA 1 Coalition is organized for coordinating, providing, and disseminating public information in relation to improving the highway system between Grand Isle and U.S. Highway 90.

The LA 1 Coalition is a 501(c)(4) organization. Donations are not tax deductible.

The LA 1 Coalition is located within the offices of the South Louisiana Economic Council on the campus of Nicholls State University in Thibodaux, LA. Executive Director is Henri Boulet.

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