Welcome to the official website for the I-49 Inner City Connector Project. We will be updating this website regularly to correspond with progress in the project schedule. Please check back periodically for updated information, maps, and event information.

We have entered the planning and environmental stage (Stage 1) of this project. Please check the Update Section below for current project information and new meeting dates.

The Project: The I-49 Inner City Connector Project is part of the I-49 Corridor which runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. The I-49 Inner City Connector will be a new interstate facility approximately 3.6 miles in length. It is proposed to intersect Shreveport in order to connect I-49 at the I-20 interchange with I-49 North in the vicinity of the I-220 interchange.

Current Status of Stage 1

Traffic Data Collection, Alternative Developement, and Alternative Screening.

Click here to see an overview of the Stage 1 process.

Updates

COMMENT RESPONSES FOR THE ROUND 2 MEETINGS AVAILABLE - Comment Responses have been prepared for the written comment forms, emailed comments, comment letters, and verbal comments provided to the court reporter during the three Stage 1 (Round 2) Community Input Meetings held in December 2012 and its associated comment period. The document summarizes all comments received and provides brief responses for each. Please see the Event Summary to read all the summarized comments in their entirety and the Documents page of this website for additional comments and response letters.

ROUND 2 MEETINGS EVENT SUMMARY AVAILABLE - Stage 1 (Round 2) Community Input Meetings were held December 11-13, 2012. The project team presented four build alternatives, two potential interchange (enter/exit) locations, and the no build alternative. Several items from the meetings have been uploaded to the Documents page, including all exhibits and handouts.  An Event Summary of the second round of meetings was prepared that summarizes the meeting format, advertisement, attendance, and input received. 

BUILD ALTERNATIVES MAP AVAILABLE - On the right side of this page is an interactive map that will allow you to scroll in on the various Build Alternatives. You may also click this link to view a printable letter-sized version of the  Build Alternatives Map. This map shows a close up of the four proposed build alternatives from the existing I-49/I-20 interchange to Cross Bayou. The full-sized version (34 MB) of this map and all the maps presented at the Stage 1 (Round 2) Community Input Meetings are available on the Documents page but may take several minutes to download.

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