(UPDATE 4/29/2026): DOTD advises motorists that the contractor has re-mobilized on site and is making progress on the LA 514 Bayou Chicot bridge location in Red River Parish.

This bridge is one of six included in the ongoing $12 million project, which also involves the current replacement of the LA 507 bridge over an unnamed creek near the Womack community.

Current contruction activities on the LA 514 bridge include riprap installation, which is used to prevent erosion, as well as preparing the existing dirt roadway for new asphalt paving in order to tie it in to the newly constructed bridge. Once paving is complete, guardrail will be installed and the roadway will be striped for reopening.

The LA 514 bridge is estimated to reopen in late May 2026, weather and other factors permitting.

Meanwhile at the LA 507 bridge site, the contractor is currently making significant progress on the bridge deck, among other major construction items on the new structure.

The LA 507 bridge is estimated to reopen in August 2026, weather and other factors permitting.