It's something that's been discussed for decades in Lafayette: a toll road loop around the city.

The Advocate reports that the Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission is preparing to refocus on one of the more ambitious infrastructure proposals in Lafayette's history, a toll road loop around the city.

According to the Commission's website, the loop is a:

a controlled-access toll road using a new location to connect I-49 north of Lafayette near the city of Carencro, I-10 west of Lafayette near the cities of Scott and Duson and U.S. 90 south of the city of Lafayette near the city of Youngsville at U.S. 90.

Major interchanges are proposed at I-49, I-10, U.S. 167/Johnston Street and U.S. 90, with consideration for interchanges with other cross streets. The proposed facility would be four lanes with potential for expansion to six lanes.

Approval for the project is still a few years away, and more years would follow before the loop would become a reality. Do you think the loop is a good idea for Lafayette? Let us know! 

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