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I-49 NorthShreveport to the Arkansas State Line
Project Update:History and Current Status
January 2011 La. Transportation Conference
Joe Umeozulu
Outline• Brief General I-49 History• I-49 North Funding
• Funds received• Where spent
• Completion Cost Summary• Preconstruction Challenges• What Next ?
I-49 History
• Designated by US Congress in 1984 – Interstate entirely within Louisiana– Connect Shreveport and Lafayette– Completed in 1996– 208 miles in length
I-49 History (continued)
• 1991, ISTEA– High Priority Corridor 1– Kansas City to Shreveport– $28.8 million in DEMO to LA
I-49 History (continued)
• 1996, TEA-21– High Priority Corridor 37 – U.S Route 90 from Lafayette to
New Orleans– $4.3 million DEMO to LA
• HPC 1 and 37 commonly known as proposed:
I-49 in Louisiana
(~ 405 miles)
I-49 Corridor
• Completed I-49 will connect New Orleans to Kansas City
• 900 miles from New Orleans to Kansas City
• Will connect ports of Louisiana to middle America and Canada
I-49 US Corridor
I-49 NorthCorridor
• 36 Miles• 11 Construction
Segments
(I-220 to Arkansas State Line)
Funding I-49
• FEDERAL FUNDS– SAFETEA-LU $200M– ISTEA , TEA-21 & Other Earmarks $ 43M
Total Earmarks $243M
Fed. Earmark Funds after Reduction $226MEconomic Stimulus (DOTD) $ 42MEconomic Stimulus (MPO) $ 4.5M
Total Federal Funds $272.5M
Funding I-49
• STATE FUNDS– General Fund Surplus $109M– Unclaimed Property Fund $ 30M– GO Bonds $50.3M
Total State Funds $189.3M
Total Available Fed. & State Funds $461.5M
(continued)
Funded Activities Segment A (La 168 – Arkansas State Line)
- Engineering $ 0.3M- Right-0f-Way $ 1.0M- Utility $ 0.4M- Construction $34.4M
Segment B (Mira-Myrtis Road To La 168)-Engineering $ 1.2M- Right-0f-Way $ 1.3M- Utility $ 0.1M- Construction $51.4M
Segment C (La 2 – To Mira-Myrtis Road)-Engineering $ 0.4M- Right-0f-Way $ 0.5M- Utility $ 0.3M- Construction $23.5M
Funded Activities Segment D (US 71 – La 2)
- Engineering $ 0.8M- Right-0f-Way $ 1.7M- Utility $ 1.2M- Construction $49.3M
Segment E (La 170 – US 71)-Engineering $ 1.0M- Right-0f-Way $ 3.7M- Utility $ 2.4M- Construction $46.7M
Segment F (La 530 – La 170)-Engineering $ 1.4M- Right-0f-Way $11.1M- Utility $ 0.6M- Construction $30.8M
Funded Activities Segment G (La 169 – La 530)
- Engineering $ 0.7M- Right-0f-Way $ 6.1M- Utility $ 2.4M- Construction $43.7M
Segment H (La 173 – La 169)- Engineering $ 0.03M- Right-0f-Way $ 1.3M- Utility $ 1.0M- Construction $12.2M
Segment I (La 1 – La 173)- Engineering $ 1.9M- Right-0f-Way $ 6.7M- Utility $ 2.9M- Construction $ 69.2M
Funded Activities
Segment J (MLK Blvd. – La 1)- Engineering $ 1.5M- Right-0f-Way $10.7M- Utility $ 1.0M- Construction Unfunded
(Estimated $60.5M)
Segment K (I-220 To MLK Blvd)- Engineering $ 2.5M- Right-0f-Way $14.0M- Utility $ 1.2M- Construction Unfunded
(Estimated $96.8M)
Status SummaryStatus Summary
• Segments Under Construction or Have been Let (~31 miles)
• Unfunded Construction Segments
• Segments Under Construction or Have been Let (~31 miles)
• Unfunded Construction Segments
Completion Cost SummaryPhase Total
Engineering $ 11.8 million
Right-of-Way $ 57.9 million
Utility Relocation $ 13.5 million
Construction $ 523.4 million EIS & Feasibility $ 2.4 million Geotechnical Borings $ 3.3 millionWetland Mitigation $ 6.6 million
Total Estimated Project Cost $618.9 million
Updated: January 7, 2011
Preconstruction Challenges• ROW acquisition due to high concentration of oil
wells in segments E, F & G. • Our records show a total of 95 out of 102 oils wells
in these 3 segments with 57 in segment F alone.• These wells needed to be evaluated for their
reserve content, appraised, compensated for, plugged and abandoned.
Preconstruction Challenges• The hard work of our Real Estate section, along
with their consultant (P.E.C.) made these acquisition possible on time for authorization and bid letting.
• Future challenge will be dealing with high number of relocations during the acquisition of segments J & K.
What Next?• About additional $160M needed to complete I-49
North (segments J & K).• It is likely some segments of I-49N could be open
to traffic, possibly within 2 years or less.• If opened, a detour via La 168 is needed to
continue north until Arkansas joins to Louisiana.
What Next?• With completion of the segments from Arkansas to
I-220, continuous I-49 traffic south will be via I-220 and La 3132 (Inner Loop Expy).
• A feasibility study for direct southern connection of I-49 (I-220 to I-20) has recently been completed.
• It is estimated that the “Inner City Connection” (I-220 to I-20) will cost about $350M to complete.
I-49 North Team• DOTD Prime Consultants
Road Design Aucoin & AssociatesBridge Design Coyle EngineeringReal Estate Alliance Inc.Utility Balar EngineersConstruction NTB AssociatesPavement & Geotechnical AFJM, Ic.Traffic Engineering Huval & AssociatesContract Services TRC EngineersProject Finance PECChief Engineer LaPAC
OthersFHWALouisiana I-49 Coalition
