Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development - DOTD Projects

DOTD Projects

The following is a partial list of objectives of the DOTD and is a five year plan that began July 1, 2008 and ends June 30, 2013.

  • Objective 2.1.1: Ports and Harbors; Invest in port and harbor infrastructure to maintain a top position in maritime commerce.
  • Objective 2.1.2: Flood Control; Invest in flood control projects to reduce flood damage
  • Objective 2.1.3: Flood Insurance Reduction; The DOTD has a goal working with FEMA to ensure flood insurance policyholders receive annual rate reductions by June 3, 2013
  • Objective 2.1.4: Water Resources; Infrastructure conditions and serviceability assessments on flood protection systems, dam safety, and water wells.
  • Objective 2.1.5: Marine transportation; Develop a statewide "Marine Transportation System" (MTS) program to mitigate highway congestion.
  • Objective 2.1.6: Rail Transportation; Implement a statewide Rail Transportation System (RTS) program to mitigate highway congestion.
  • Objective 2.2: Aviation responsibilities; Airport aviation safety, regulations, and capital improvements.
  • Objective 2.3.1: Public Transportation; Improve and expand rural public transportation to 50 parishes.
  • Objective 3.1.1: Engineering and Operations; Effectively maintain and improve the state highway system.
  • Objective 3.1.2: TIMED Program; Ensure that all program goals are completed by December, 2013.
  • Objective 3.1.3: Bridges; Improve the condition and safety of Louisiana deficient bridges to not more than 23% by June 30, 2013. NOTE: The web site list the year as 3013 but this is an obvious misprint for a five year goal.
  • Objective 3.1.4: Rest Areas; Improve Louisiana's image with the "Rest Area Improvement Plan".
  • Objective 3.2: Bridge Trust; Maintain bridges and ferries across the Mississippi in the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Bernard.
  • Objective 3.3; Planning and Programming; Provide strategic direction for a seamless, multimodal transportation system. A main goal is to reduce the number of fatalities on Louisiana highways by 6% per year.
  • Objective 3.4.1: Traffic Safety; Reduce the length of time from study, design, to installation of new or modified traffic signals.
  • Objective 3.4.2: Emergency Management; Implement a comprehensive emergency management program.
  • Objective 3.4.3; Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS); This program has several goals to include traffic management in metropolitan areas; establish regional, district, and statewide traffic management centers; motorist assistance; traveler information; update and enhance the Louisiana "Commercial Vehicle Information System and Network" (CVISN)
  • Objective 3.4.4 : Statewide highway marking program; To develop and implement an interstate roadway marking program for at least 90% of all interstate roadways.
  • Objective 3.5.1: Marine operations(ferries); To operate, maintain, and police, ferries crossing the Mississippi.

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