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I-49 Elevated Highway Plans Unveiled | Lafayette Louisiana News
Lafayette’s decades-long dream of upgrading I-49 is finally moving forward with a $2 billion elevated highway from Willow Street to the airport, designed to boost safety and reconnect communities split by the original road built in the 1950s. After years of stalled progress and past controversies—including lawsuits over earlier plans—the city’s latest draft environmental study invites public input before construction begins. The new design includes turning the Evangeline Thruway into a covered boulevard, while SpaceX’s incoming 10,000-job expansion fuels demand for improved infrastructure…
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