To create a $141.45-million interchange connecting I-10 to the recently opened terminal at New Orleans International Airport, scope of work included construction of two elevated flyover ramps and the state’s first diverging diamond interchange (DDI) on Loyola Drive.

A $126-million interchange project creates a direct connection to Louis Armstrong International’s new terminal.

Traffic congestion has complicated efforts to improve and widen a heavily traveled 2.5-mile stretch of Interstate 10 in Calcasieu Parish.