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NOLA_Traffic

  1. All lanes are open, I-10 East before Metairie Rd. Congestion has reached the I-10/I-610 Jct.
  2. The three right lanes remain blocked, I-10 East before Metairie Rd. due to an accident. Congestion has reached the I-10 / I-610 Jct.
  3. Weather restrictions on the Causeway Bridge North and South have been lifted.
  4. All lanes are open, I-10 West on the Highrise Bridge. Congestion is minimal.
  5. The left lane is blocked, I-10 West on the Highrise Bridge due to an accident. Congestion is minimal.
  6. The three right lanes are blocked, I-10 East before Metairie Rd. due to an accident. Congestion has reached the I-10/I-610 Jct.
  7. All lanes are open, I-610 West past Canal Blvd. Congestion is minimal.
  8. The left lane is blocked, I-610 West past Canal Blvd. due to a multi-vehicle accident. Congestion is minimal.
  9. All lanes are open, I-10 East on the Highrise Bridge. Congestion has reached Elysian Fields Ave. on I-10 East and I-610 East.
  10. The left lane is blocked, I-10 East on the Highrise Bridge due to a multi-vehicle accident. Congestion has reached Elysian Fields Ave.
  11. Weather Restrictions are in effect on the Causeway Bridge North and South. No glass trucks, motorcycles, or RV's are allowed at this time.
  12. All lanes are open, I-55 North at mile post 1.5 Congestion is minimal.
  13. The left lane is blocked, I-55 North at mile post 1.5 due to an accident. Congestion is minimal.
  14. All lanes are open, I-10 West past Clearview Pkwy. Congestion has reached Causeway Blvd.
  15. The right lane is blocked, I-10 West past Clearview Pkwy. due to a multi-vehicle accident. Congestion has reached Causeway Blvd.
  16. Geaux Wider NOLA has the latest on I-10 widening from Clearview to Veterans. Visit GeauxWiderNOLA.com for more info.
  17. All lanes are now clear on I-610 East at St. Bernard. Congestion is minimal.
  18. The right lane is blocked on I-610 East at St. Bernard, due to an accident.
  19. All lanes are open on I-10 East at Chef. Congestion from this incident has reached the I-10/I-610 junction.
  20. All lanes are open on I-10 West before Chef. Congestion from this incident has reached Crowder.