Mile Markers on the Interstate system:

The DOTD, in partnership with the RPC and the OPCD, are creating a system of “mile markers” at 2/10-mile intervals along the interstate highway system in Orleans and surrounding parishes. “These signs are large enough to be seen from a distance and are reflective for night visibility” says John Adams OPCD GIS Specialist who spearheaded the project.. Each sign displays the highway shield, direction and mile number plus fraction thereof. Often the problem facing citizens who get into trouble on the Interstate is that there are no visible addresses, cross streets, or nearby landmarks with which to determine their location in the event a 9-1-1 call is necessary. Once roadside installation of the signs is completed, and their locations incorporated into a 9-1-1 Computer Aided Dispatch system, these mile markers will assist in providing the exact location of a caller who passes the sign’s information to the complaint operator.