East Verot School Road rail crossing to close overnight Sept. 28
DOTD says the US 90 crossing will close from 9 p.m. Monday to 5 a.m. Tuesday, with a detour and no emergency access from the intersection.
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Event date: 2026-09-28 (day)
The railroad crossing on East Verot School Road at US 90, also known as Southwest Evangeline Thruway, is scheduled to close overnight from 9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, until 5 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, according to the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. The work is weather permitting.
Editorial graphic by Vermilion Boom. It is not a map, traffic camera image, or depiction of the crossing.
DOTD says crews will repair railroad-crossing ties and concrete boards. The stated detour uses South College Road to East Kaliste Saloom Road and South Park Road to West Pinhook Road.
DOTD says emergency vehicles will not have access to Verot School Road from the US 90 intersection during the closure and should seek alternate routes. Drivers should check DOTD’s current notice before traveling because the schedule is weather-dependent.
Map added: closure location and named detour roads
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License. The closure marker is where East Verot School Road meets US 90/Southwest Evangeline Thruway. Blue roads are the roads named in DOTD notice 52764 and Lafayette Consolidated Government’s closure notice; they are not a turn-by-turn detour or live-traffic map.
- DOTD notice 52764 — Verot School Road at US 90 closure · Accessed 2026-09-26
- Lafayette Consolidated Government — East Verot School Road closure Sept. 28–29 near US 90 · Accessed 2026-09-26
- OpenStreetMap copyright and license · Accessed 2026-09-26
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