South Bossier Road Construction: Plan Your Detour Now

As progress is made on the construction of the new Jimmie Davis Bridge over Red River, obviously there will be a few traffic complications that pop up.

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One of those complications is set to begin in one week, on Monday, February 24. According to a statement from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, that's when the northbound lanes of Brookshire Arena Drive in Bossier City are set to be closed for approximately three full weeks.

Additionally, the right turn lane from LA 511 (Jimmie Davis Hwy) onto Brookshire Arena Drive will be closed for the same time period.

These closures are necessary in order to allow the contractor to install drainage structures in the construction area.

Because of these closures, drivers wishing to travel northbound on Brookshire Arena Dr. will be detoured west onto LA 511 to Arthur Ray Teague Pkwy northbound, to Kubota Way (formerly Reeves Marine Drive) and back to Brookshire Arena Dr.

Southbound traffic on Brookshire Arena Drive will not be impacted during this work.

In their statement, the DOTD also highlighted a number of safety issues regarding this and future construction in this area:

DOTD would like to remind the traveling public to expect various road and lane closures over the course of this project, as LA 511 is being widened and realigned in order to connect with the new future 4-lane bridge. It is critical that drivers eliminate distractions in the work zone, and pay attention to detour signage and lowered speed limits.

This work will be done "Weather Permitting", so inclement weather could postpone, extend, or alter in other forms the scheduled work days/hours.