The Belle Chasse Bridge & Tunnel Replacement Project received the Notice to Proceed from the Louisiana DOTD on December 20, 2019, and is currently in the design phase. This project is Massman’s second Public-Private Partnership (P3) in which we are the design-build contractor of choice. The developer, Plenary Infrastructure Belle Chasse, chose the Joint Venture of Traylor Bros., Inc. and Massman Construction Co. as their design-build contractor along with Huval & Associates, Inc. as the JV’s designer.

The project consists of replacing the existing Judge Perez Lift Span Bridge and the Belle Chasse Tunnel crossing the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) with a fly-through toll, fixed spans bridge, approximately 3,387 feet long, with four 12 foot lanes with 4 foot shoulders, plus a 5 foot pedestrian path. Also included with this P3 project will be the demolition of the existing lift bridge and decommissioning of the tunnel.

The current project schedule has site construction work starting in early 2021, with construction completion expected in the spring of 2024.