Welcome to the official website for the I-49 Inner City Connector Project. We will be updating this website regularly to correspond with progress in the project schedule. Please check back periodically for updated information, maps, and event information.

We have entered the planning and environmental stage (Stage 1) of this project. Please check the Update Section below for current project information and new meeting dates.

The Project: The I-49 Inner City Connector Project is part of the I-49 Corridor which runs from Winnipeg, Canada to New Orleans, Louisiana. The I-49 Inner City Connector will be a new interstate facility approximately 3.6 miles in length. It is proposed to intersect Shreveport in order to connect I-49 at the I-20 interchange with I-49 North in the vicinity of the I-220 interchange.

Current Status of Stage 1

Six public input meetings were held January 19-21, 2016. This was the third round of Community Input Meetings for the Stage 1 process. All meeting information including the event summary is available on the Outreach page under the Round 3 Community Input Meetings heading.

Click here to see an overview of the Stage 1 process.

Updates

MAY 2016 - The event summary is now available for the third round of Community Input Meetings held January 19-21, 2016. The event summary and all meeting information is available on the Outreach page under the Round 3 Community Input Meetings heading.

Newsletters

Previously published project newsletters can be found on the Newsletter page.

Please send an email to info@i49shreveport.com if you would like to be added to the electronic mailing list for future newsletter publications.