PRESS RELEASE

Dularge Overpass/Bridge Closed to Vehicle Traffic
HOUMA (September 5, 2008) - The Dularge Bridge on LA 315 is experiencing a mechanical failure. The bridge is closed to vehicle traffic until further notice. The bridge is open for boat traffic.

All traffic en-route to Bayou Dularge Road (LA 315) must access it from the east side of Houma. The three other routes in Houma that cross the Intracoastal Waterway to get to the east side of Houma are open to vehicles. They are the Houma tunnel (LA 3040), Houma twin span (LA 24 South), and the Prospect Overpass (LA 3087). LA 661 (South Van Ave.) is the highway needed to access LA 315 from the east side of Houma.

Have a map and plan your route carefully before traveling to be as familiar as you can with the area through which you are traveling.