IBERIA PARISH, La. (KLFY) -- A $30 million asphalt improvement project is underway on US 90, replacing old concrete with new pavement across several parishes, including Iberia Parish.

The Acadiana Planning Commission is overseeing the project, which involves removing deteriorating concrete between La. 83 and La. 85 and replacing it with stronger, longer-lasting material. This initiative is part of a federal and state effort to meet pavement-quality standards along major freight and evacuation routes.

"It's really important that our national highway system, which is the system that connects all of our cities and ports and communities, be in good, good quality for the residents and the freight operators," said Ashley Moran, MPO Manager of Acadiana Metropolitan Planning Organization. "There

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