Bridge project gets public hearing by Sunny Meriwether - posted Thursday, March 14th, 2013 @ 12:20 pm  E-mail Story |  Print Story  The long-delayed fourth Ouachita River bridge project inched forward a bit this week. The state Department of Transportation and Development held a public meeting Tuesday night to display three proposed routes for the bridge and its approaches. It is officially referred to as the LA 143-US 165 Connector. Lynn Maloney-Mujica is associate project manager for Arcadis, a consulting firm that contracted with DOTD for the first phase of the project. Maloney-Mujica said all proposals are preliminary right now. "They're still subject to change," she said. "We just did a screening analysis, based on minimizing impacts on wetland to other resources. Honestly, the corridors are still preliminary and just offered to the public for their comment." ..... For the full story, subscribe to the The Ouachita Citizen's NEW E-Edition!