LA 499 bridge over Ice Branch in north Winn Parish closes Nov. 4 for about three and a half months

If you drive LA 499 between Sikes and the Jackson Parish line, start planning another route. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will close the LA 499 bridge over Ice Branch in northern Winn Parish on Wednesday, Nov. 4, so it can be replaced, according to a DOTD notice posted Friday. KTVE/KARD also reported the closure.

Where

DOTD says the bridge is about 10 miles north of the LA 499 and LA 126 intersection at Sikes, just south of the Jackson Parish line.

What to expect

• DOTD calls it a total road closure. All vehicles will need to use another route.
• Detour signs will be in place.
• The closure should last about 3.5 months, weather and other factors permitting.

The work is managed by the Office of Louisiana Highway Construction, which handles construction on non-federal aid routes and the state's bridge bundle projects. DOTD says questions about the project should go to that office. Its notice lists OLHC coordinator Bradley Gray at 985-232-5277 and contractor contact Jacob Paretti of Gilchrist Construction at 318-229-3045.

Open again near Homer

In Claiborne Parish, the LA 146 (Beardsley Ave.) bridge over an unnamed creek near Homer is open again. DOTD said in an update on Friday, Oct. 23, that the replacement work is done. The bridge is about 1.3 miles east of US 79 in Homer. DOTD had set the closure to start July 7.

More information

Call 511, visit 511la.org or use the Louisiana 511 app. Out of state, call 1-888-762-3511.