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Dr. Shawn Wilson was appointed Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) by Governor John Bel Edwards in January of 2016 after more than 15 years of executive service at DOTD.  Since his appointment, Dr. Wilson has advocated for new revenue, maximizing Federal dollars available to Louisiana, advancing a balanced and comprehensive transportation policy for Louisiana, and ensuring the Department is more collaborative in its work at every level.

Under his leadership, DOTD was successful at securing and obligating nearly $150 million additional Federal dollars for I-10 widening from I-49 to New Orleans, for the Baton Rouge I-10 bottleneck, and for the shortest Design Build procurement in the state's history is underway to widen I-10 from Highland Road to LA 73. The DOTD has turned its focus to procuring $650 million in GARVEE Bonds for two Design Build Projects, a major Urban Interstate Reconstruction and the state's first Public Private Partnership.

Dr. Wilson was previously the Chair of the AASHTO Council on Water Transportation and is the new Chair of the AASHTO Agency Administration Managing Committee. Dr. Wilson earned a B.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of Louisiana and holds a Master of Public Administration degree, as well as a Ph.D. in Public Policy from the Nelson Mandela School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs at Southern University.

Shawn and his wife, Rocki, reside in Lafayette, they have two children, one son-in-law, and two beautiful grandchildren. 

Topic: DOTD Outlook on Projects (Major & Local), P3 Project Opportunities, and Covid 19 impacts

 

 

Questions: Typed questions may be submitted throughout the session.  The Branch board will have representatives with Secretary Dr. Shawn Wilson tracking questions to be sure all are addressed. 

 

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