KENTWOOD — A bridge replacement project on M. Williams Road is scheduled to begin Nov. 18.

Tangipahoa Parish President Robby Miller said the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development plans to close M. Williams Road .38 miles east of LA 1054, or 1.45 miles west of La. Highway 38, starting Nov. 18 for an estimated 5 months while crews replace the existing bridge.

"The project will be completed using 100 percent funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL). These federal funds are administered through DOTD with the parish contributing zero local funds to support the project," Robby Miller said.

"While it will create an inconvenience for residents in the Spring Creek area over the next several months, the community will truly benefit from the safety of a new box culvert bridge structure," Miller said.

The work is weather permitting. Detours will be posted during the closure.

Motorists traveling east on M. Williams Road may take LA 1054 north to LA 38, then LA 38 east to return to M. Williams Road.

Motorists traveling west on M. Williams Road may take LA 38 west to LA 1054, then LA 1054 south to return to M. Williams Road.

The $707,000 M. Williams Road bridge replacement is one of several bridge projects being completed across Tangipahoa Parish in partnership with the IIJA and the Louisiana DOTD this year and next.