Imcal MPO planning services 2021-2022

The Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration awarded $417,550 to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development under the Highway Planning and Construction program (CFDA 20.205) on January 19, 2022. The funding will support supplemental planning tasks for the Lake Charles Metropolitan Planning Organization, including assisting efforts to complete Interstate 10 and Interstate 210 corridor improvements, preliminary work to establish a major thoroughfare network, creation of a new traffic count website, integration of resiliency planning, and coordination with local agencies on state and local roadway projects. Value capture techniques will also be communicated to local jurisdictions. The award will allow the sub-awardee to provide planning services that support transportation infrastructure improvements and resilience in the Lake Charles region.

Project description

Scope: this work will focus on supplemental planning tasks for the lake charles, MPO. These tasks include assisting dotd efforts to complete I-10 and I-210 corridors for capacity improvements through the MPO area, preliminary planning work to establish the major thoroughfare network, creation of a new traffic count website, integration of resiliency planning efforts, development of preliminary asset management plans as well as coordination with local public agencies on the local and state roadway centerline project in the MPO region. Within the public outreach component value captured techniques will be communicated to the jurisdictions in the region.