**WINTER WEATHER ROAD CLOSURES**
As we receive closures we will update this post.
Latest closures as of January 16:
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US Highway 79 southbound at US 80 in Greenwood and northbound at Buncombe Road
US Highway 79 southbound at US 80 in Greenwood and northbound at Buncombe Road
Officials are also closing US Highway 79 southbound at US 80 in Greenwood and northbound at Buncombe Road. The road is impassable from the Relay Station to Locust Hill Road where several 18 wheelers are stuck in the travel lanes.
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North Lakeshore Drive will be closed from Tacoma Boulevard to Hilry Huckaby Avenue. – Previously closed; NOW OPEN—
I-49 North between the I-220 interchange in Shreveport and Mira Myrtis Road in north Caddo Parish
North Lakeshore Drive will be closed from Tacoma Boulevard to Hilry Huckaby Avenue. – Previously closed; NOW OPEN—
I-49 North between the I-220 interchange in Shreveport and Mira Myrtis Road in north Caddo Parish
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that DOTD has closed I-49 North between the I-220 interchange in Shreveport and Mira Myrtis Road in north Caddo Parish due to winter weather conditions.
Alternate Route: US 71
This closure affects both directions of travel. All southbound traffic will be forced off at the I-49/Mira Myrtis Road interchange, approximately 5.5 miles south of the Arkansas state line. Northbound traffic can access I-49 at both the Myra Myrtis Rd. & LA 168 interchanges.
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I-49 between LA 526 and I-20 / I-20 to LA 3132
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises motorists that urban I-49 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish has closed due to winter weather conditions.
This closure affects both lanes of travel. DOTD will advise when the closure is complete.
This closure includes the northbound lanes of I-49 between LA 526 and I-20, as well as the southbound lanes from I-20 to LA 3132. Access will remain open from LA 3132 eastbound to I-49 southbound. The connector ramp from LA 3132 westbound to I-49 southbound will be closed.