Transportation in Shreveport

The loop consist of Interstate 220 on the north and Louisiana Highway 3132 on the south, forming approximately a 8-mile (13 km) diameter semi-loop around downtown.

Shreveport lies along the route of the proposed Interstate 69 NAFTA superhighway that will link Canada, the U.S. industrial Midwest, Texas, and Mexico.

Kathleen Blanco signed legislation to fund the expansion of I-49 to the Arkansas border where it will meet the already completed section to Texarkana.

The current plans for I-69 around Shreveport also known as (SIU 15) are to build a new freeway bypassing the urbanized area to the south and east.

The plans for this segment call for interchanges at: As of January 2003, there is a "preferred corridor" within which the actual highway alignments will be developed.

In 2005 the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced the implementation of an Intelligent Transportation System, to monitor traffic via video cameras, erecting digital message boards all over the metro area and AM radio broadcast to alert motorist of special or emergency road conditions.

To implement the ITS field deployment for the region, it will consist of 579 radar vehicle detectors (RVDs), 220 closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, 15 dynamic message signs (DMSs), signal system improvements at 395 intersections, 10 weather stations, and 4 highway advisory radio (HAR) stations.

[2] Today, SporTran sports a fleet of over 50 modern buses equipped to handle all passengers, including those with disabilities.

Their newest buses are equipped with the latest emission reduction systems and an experimental dual-fuel (Hybrid) bus was placed in service in 2005.

Initial construction of Greater Shreveport Municipal Airport consisted of a 6,400-foot (2,000 m) by 20-foot (6.1 m) runway with a full length parallel taxiway.

The expansion/renovations were unveiled to the public with a November 1999 soft opening to allow passengers to use the new terminal in time for the busy Thanksgiving holiday travel season.

Also, Southern University operates an Airframe and Power plant (A&P) School which provides certification for aircraft mechanics.