Rich Angel Drive reopens at West Gloria Switch after drain replacement

Rich Angel Drive at West Gloria Switch Road has reopened after crews replaced a deteriorated drainage pipe beneath the intersection, Lafayette Consolidated Government reported in a September 9, 2026 update.

LCG says the replacement pipe is larger than the one removed. West Gloria Switch is also Louisiana Highway 98, placing the work at the connection between the neighborhood street and the highway.

The reopening does not finish all nearby drainage work. The same September update says improvements will continue at Rich Angel Drive and Arpent Street, with access maintained through alternate connections to West Gloria Switch Road.

An August 31 notice retained on the city’s page had scheduled the original closure for September 2–4 and described a reinforced-concrete replacement cross drain. The later notice confirms that the intersection work is complete; it does not give a completion date for the additional Arpent Street work.

Drivers should distinguish the reopened highway intersection from the remaining work area. LCG’s September notice reports better drainage as the project’s intended benefit, without publishing before-and-after flood measurements.