Warning Bossier Drivers: I-20 Westbound to Close Sunday Night

Heads up for anyone who normally travels I-20 through Bossier City in the nighttime hours. You'll need to find another way Sunday night.

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In a notice from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, we read that beginning this Sunday night, August 3, at 7:00 pm, I-20 westbound at the I-220 interchange in Bossier City will be closed and will not re-open until Monday morning, August 4, at approximately 5:00 am.

Apparently, crews need to shut down this stretch of I-20 westbound which extends to just east of Old Minden Road in Bossier City, so they can perform emergency guardrail repair within the I-20 construction zone.

Traffic on I-20 westbound will be diverted to I-220 westbound. Additionally, the westbound on-ramp at LA 782-2 (Industrial Drive) will be closed, as well as the I-220 westbound ramp to I-20 westbound.

Any drivers wishing to regain access to I-20 westbound, west of this area, can do so at the LA 72 (Old Minden Road) interchange.

Of course, this work will be performed "Weather Permitting", so any inclement weather could force the postponement, extension or any other alterations of the scheduled work day/hours.

Though Sunday night's emergency closure will certainly be an inconvenience for many, overall, according to DOTD, the $127 million I-20 rehabilitation project is making great strides in its final phase (Phase 3), with the US 71 (Barksdale Blvd) and LA 3105 (Airline Drive) prepped for concrete paving operations. New roadway base has been installed on those ramps.

The LA 3 (Benton Rd.) westbound on-ramp will also be paved in the coming weeks. Following the opening of the Barksdale Blvd. ramps, the Benton Road eastbound off-ramp will close for reconstruction (the final ramp to be rebuilt).

Concrete paving on the eastbound and westbound travel lanes is also continuing throughout the 3.5 mile project, in addition to the installation of new signage foundations and components.

The Old Minden Road and Industrial Drive interchanges have already been removed and fully reconstructed.

The entire project remains on track to wrap up in late 2025/early 2026, weather permitting.