Calcasieu River Bridge

Everyone's afraid of the big bad I-10 Bridge in Lake Charles, as they should be.

Good news, everyone! The Calcasieu River bridge has officially earned its highest rating since 2013. It went from 6.6 (out of 100) to...7.6%. Hooray?

DOTD says the I-10 bridge will exceed its safe capacity by the year 2040. But what if we told you it was already over capacity two years ago? Like, by a lot.

For years, we've been told that contamination from a 1994 chemical spill has prevented work on the I-10 Bridge. But what if that's not entirely true?

Everyone knows the I-10 bridge isn't entirely safe. Its sufficiency rating was 9.9% in 2013. Guess what it is today? (Spoiler: It's worse.)

While the I-10 Bridge continues to deteriorate, construction on the I-210 Bridge has been delayed. Again.

Expect delays going westbound on I-10 over the Calcasieu River Bridge today. The right lane will be closed for inspection from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Expect delays on the Calcasieu River Bridge through Thursday, April 7th, due to inspection.