An $8.8 million project aimed at easing traffic problems near the Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge may be finished next month.The state is opening a new, Terrace Avenue exit off Interstate 110 South.Work began last August and was supposed to be finished this month. "They are a little behind," said Shawn Wilson, secretary for the state Department of Transportation and Development."I… Read more »
Today, U.S. Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (FL-26) and U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (LA-06), members of the Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, introduced the Coast Guard Shore Infrastructure Improvement Act, legislation to help reduce and better manage the serious maintenance backlog for Coast Guard shore infrastructure. A recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report found… Read more »
While several state lawmakers lobby the Legislature for infrastructure funding to build a new Mississippi River bridge, among other transportation projects, efforts are also underway on the federal level that U.S. Rep. Garret Graves hopes will help support a new bridge. Much of the national focus has been on talk of a massive $2 trillion federal infrastructure plan, which basically fell… Read more »
Click here to watch videoBaton Rouge, La (Local33)(Fox44) - The Baton Rouge Metro Airport has been awarded a $15 million dollar grant for airport improvements by the Federal Aviation Administration. Congressman Garret Graves announced the nearly $50 million total project received partial funding through the FAA's airport improvement program. Majority of the money will go towards shifting… Read more »
Baton Rouge Metro Airport has been awarded a $15 million Federal Aviation Administration grant that will be used to relocate a portion of Plank Road in order to better utilize an airport runway.U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, R-Baton Rouge, announced that the nearly $50 million total project received partial funding through the FAA's Airport Improvement Program. He called the grant, the… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) will be awarded a $15 million federal grant through the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) – the second largest AIP grant awarded nationwide."This is a big win for travelers in the Capital Region, for BTR and for South Louisiana," said… Read more »
Congressman Garret Graves (South Louisiana) announced today that the Ports of Baton Rouge and New Orleans will receive a $3.1 million federal America's Marine Highway projects grant to support a program to put shipping containers on barges rather than our congested roadways. The ports' Container on Barge Service between the Louisiana ports will be awarded the largest of such grants… Read more »
Watch the video here. BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Before the sun ever rises, cars braking light up the dawn sky. No matter the time or location, traffic never really lets up. "You're talking two to three hours out of… Read more »
A March 12, 2019, hearing of the House Subcommittee on Aviation explored what the nation's aviation system and infrastructure may look like 30 years into the future.Witnesses representing NASA, aviation and technology companies, and pilots highlighted the need for the United States to remain competitive globally in aviation by ensuring an environment that allows for the development and… Read more »
LUTCHER — Funding for the West Shore Levee Project is locked down and no longer vulnerable to reallocation.That development became official last week when River Region leaders convened with state and federal interests to sign a partnering agreement.When reports of unobligated Corps of Engineer funds potentially being diverted to fund President Donald Trump's border wall project… Read more »
