Feds approve I-10 widening from 415 to split Construction to begin in 2023 Feds approve I-10 widening from 415 to split By WAFB Staff | February 25, 2021 at 10:43 AM CST - Updated February 25 at 4:21 PM The following information is from The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development: BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced Thursday, Feb. 25 that the I-10 reconstruction and widening project in Baton Rouge has gotten federal approval. ”This is a significant accomplishment in moving this much-needed project forward,” said DOTD Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D. “Past efforts to make these necessary improvements have never reached this stage, and it’s a testament to this administration, the local, state and federal officials, and the hard-working staff of DOTD that we have reached this milestone.”