|
Louisiana State Route 61
Louisiana Highway 47 (LA 47) is a state highway located in southeastern Louisiana. It runs in a general southeast to northwest direction from the Mississippi River levee in Chalmette, Louisiana, Chalmette to the intersection of Hayne Boulevard and Downman Road in New Orleans. LA 47 makes the shape of the number "7" and begins as a north–south route that travels along Paris Road through Chalmette, Louisiana, Chalmette, an unincorporated suburb of New Orleans and the parish seat, seat of neighboring St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, St. Bernard Parish. North of Chalmette, LA 47 crosses a high-level bridge over the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and transitions to a controlled-access freeway that doubles as Interstate 510 (I-510). This stretch contains interchanges with both Interstate 10 in Louisiana, I-10 and U.S. Route 90 in Louisiana, U.S. Highway 90 (US 90), two major routes heading east out of New Orleans. The above segments of LA 47 serve not only as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louisiana Department Of Transportation And Development
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) is a state government organization in the United States, in charge of maintaining public transportation, roadways, bridges, canals, select levees, floodplain management, port facilities, commercial vehicles, and aviation which includes 69 airports, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The agency has approximately five thousand personnel on staff and an operating budget of $2.3 billion. DOTD operations are run through nine district offices across the state. The current DOTD Secretary is Shawn D. Wilson, appointed in January 2016 by Governor John Bel Edwards. Other functions of the DOTD are Dams (Dam Safety Program), flood control (Floodplain Management, water resource management (wells), and maintaining state-run ferries and moveable bridge status. The Louisiana Transportation Authority (LTA) is also under the DOTD, as well as the DOTD port construction and development. History The Louisiana Highway Commission was estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |