Overview
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:
Presently, this project is in Stage 0 of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LDOTD) Project Development Process. This is primarily a planning stage with preliminary environmental review designed to reach a decision regarding the project’s feasibility and financial and schedule implications of proceeding further in the project development process. The end result will also provide a determination of the required National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation necessary to allow the project to move forward.
STAGE 0 PROCESS
Part I – Feasibility Study and Alternatives Analysis
- Project Initiation
- Prepare Base Maps
- Identify Environmental/Other Constraints>
- Determine Alternative Alignments
- Establish Line and Grade Criteria
- Evaluation of Alternative Alignments
Part II – Environmental Inventory
- Scoping
- Purpose and Need
- Alternatives
- Impacts (natural, physical, social resources)
- Public Meeting(s)
- Summary Report
Green indicates where the project team is in the process
