Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development advises the public that as the LA 531 overpass replacement project over I-20 near Minden in Webster Parish draws closer to completion, upcoming nighttime interstate closures will be required.

Those closures have been scheduled as follows:

6 p.m. until 7 a.m. Monday, August 25, 2025, I-20 westbound at LA 531

6 p.m. until 7 a.m. Tuesday, August 26, 2025, I-20 eastbound at LA 531

These closures are necessary to allow the contractor for the $20.7 million project to safely finish the work located in the median of I-20. This will be done, weather permitting.

Traffic will be diverted to the on and off-ramps at the interchange. The LA 531 overpass will also be closed to traffic, which will be routed to the ramps as well.

As a reminder, the newly constructed LA 531 overpass was previously opened to traffic, and the old bridge was removed. The two roundabouts on either end of the new bridge are undergoing the final phases of construction, with traffic flowing through.

The entire project should officially wrap up in September 2025, depending on weather conditions and other factors.