The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) advises motorists that beginning on Thursday, June 11, 2026, construction on an $84,124 pipe replacement project will begin on LA 117 in Natchitoches Parish.

This project will require the closure of LA 117 to replace a failed cross drain pipe located under the roadway near the intersection of LA 117 and Trash Rd (1.5 miles north of Provencal).

The work associated with this repair will require the road to be closed Thursday, June 11 through Saturday, June 13 weather permitting.

The removal and replacement of the 24” cross drain pipe is critical to ensuring adequate and proper drainage through the area, and helps prevent roadway flooding.

The project was awarded to Brudd Construction of Simmesport.

This project was made possible by funding allocated from the Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Fund (LTIF).

Permit/Detour section
North bound traffic will detour east on LA 120, east on LA 478, north on I-49, and then west on LA 6 to LA 117.

South bound traffic will detour east on LA 6, south on I-49, west on LA 478, and then west on LA 120 to LA 117.

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