Bossier City Drivers Rejoice As New Carriageway Is Complete

As of Monday, September 30th, Bossier City's traffic will have a new and efficient way to travel the city on the Walter O. Bigby Carriageway.

New Roadways Alleviate Bossier City Traffic

The newly opened Walter O. Bigby Carriageway will connect North Bossier to South Bossier by allowing drivers to avoid highly congested areas of East Texas Street and Benton Road in Bossier City.

The carriageway connects to Benton Road and will take drivers through Old Benton Road to 3 new traffic circles, allowing drivers to exit the carriageway at Shed Road, Hamilton Road, or East Texas Street without stopping by the East Texas-Benton intersection.

The ribbon cutting for the Walter O. Bigby Carriageway was held at 9:30 am at the Benton Road opening to the carriageway. It was attended by Bossier City Mayor Tommy Chandler, representatives for the offices of Rep. Mike Johnson, Sen. John Kennedy, and the son of the carriageway's namesake, Walter Bigby Jr.

"A wise man once said that good things come to those who wait, well we are here this morning to celebrate an event that our city has been waiting for, for a long time." - Tommy Chandler, Mayor of Bossier City at the Walter O. Bigby Carriageway Ribbon Cutting

 

The Life of Walter O. Bigby

The carriageway is named after renowned member of the House of Representatives Walter Oliver Bigby. Representative Bigby was born in Swindleville, Louisiana in 1927 and devoted his life to his duty as a public representative.

Walter O. Bigby sadly passed away on January 2nd, 1980 before he was able to begin his duty as a Judge on the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals after being sworn into the position on September 13th, 1979.