After Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, the old Twin Spans suffered extensive damage, as the rising storm surge had pulled or shifted bridge segments off their piers.
 The eastbound span was missing 38 segments with another 170 misaligned, while the westbound span was missing 26 segments with 265 misaligned.
 The damage to the Twin Spans and to U.S. Route 90 to the east left only one route into New Orleans from the east, the U.S. Route 11 bridge just west of the Twin Spans.
 The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) accepted a bid of $30.9 million from Boh Brothers Construction Company on September 9, 2005 to reconstruct the bridges, starting with the less damaged westbound span.
 Phase 1 of the project was to reestablish two-way traffic on the eastbound span within 45 days.

 Scavenged bridge segments from the westbound span were used to fill in the gaps in the eastbound span.
  On October 10, 2005, the east span was reopened to traffic with one lane in each direction.
The original contract planned for 43 days - the contractor completed the project 15 days ahead of schedule and was awarded a bonus of $1.1 million.
   Phase 2 of the project was occurring concurrently with Phase 1 and involved repairs to the westbound span.
 Prefabricated steel bridge spans were used on the westbound bridge in two areas to replace destroyed segments and segments used on the eastbound span.
 The west span reopened on January 6, 2006, returning four lanes of traffic to flow once again.
 Due to the prefabricated steel segments, there were both a 45-mile (72 km)-per-hour speed limit and weight restrictions on the westbound span.
 Additionally, the span was closed periodically for maintenance work, which is covered by Phase 3 of the original contract.
After Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, the old Twin Spans suffered extensive damage, as the rising storm surge had pulled or shifted bridge segments off their piers.  The eastbound span was missing 38 segments with another 170 misaligned, while the westbound span was missing 26 segments with 265 misaligned.  The damage to the Twin Spans and to U.S. Route 90 to the east left only one route into New Orleans from the east, the U.S. Route 11 bridge just west of the Twin Spans.  The Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development (DOTD) accepted a bid of $30.9 million from Boh Brothers Construction Company on September 9, 2005 to reconstruct the bridges, starting with the less damaged westbound span.  Phase 1 of the project was to reestablish two-way traffic on the eastbound span within 45 days.
 Scavenged bridge segments from the westbound span were used to fill in the gaps in the eastbound span.   On October 10, 2005, the east span was reopened to traffic with one lane in each direction. The original contract planned for 43 days - the contractor completed the project 15 days ahead of schedule and was awarded a bonus of $1.1 million.    Phase 2 of the project was occurring concurrently with Phase 1 and involved repairs to the westbound span.  Prefabricated steel bridge spans were used on the westbound bridge in two areas to replace destroyed segments and segments used on the eastbound span.  The west span reopened on January 6, 2006, returning four lanes of traffic to flow once again.  Due to the prefabricated steel segments, there were both a 45-mile (72 km)-per-hour speed limit and weight restrictions on the westbound span.  Additionally, the span was closed periodically for maintenance work, which is covered by Phase 3 of the original contract.
I-10 Twin Span Bridge