Editing Interstate 69 (section)

===Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi===
{{Main|Interstate 69 in Louisiana|Interstate 69 in Arkansas|Interstate 69 in Mississippi}}
[[Image:Interstate 69 and MS 304 reassurance markers.jpg|thumb|A stretch of I-69 cosigned with MS&nbsp;304 in Mississippi]]
[[File:US 49, US 61 and US 278 in Mississippi.jpg|thumbnail|Future I-69 along with US&nbsp;49, US&nbsp;61, and US&nbsp;278 near Clarksdale, Mississippi]]
The nearly {{convert|350|mi|km|adj=on}} portion of the I-69 extension from south of [[Clarksdale, Mississippi]], to the Louisiana–Texas state line is planned to be built as a new-terrain route that parallels existing U.S. Routes and state highways in some locations. As well as covering the part in Texas northeast of [[Nacogdoches, Texas|Nacogdoches]], SIU&nbsp;16 also extends into [[Louisiana]], ending at [[U.S. Route 171|US&nbsp;171]] near [[Stonewall, Louisiana|Stonewall]]. SIU&nbsp;15 continues around the south and east sides of the [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]] area, crossing [[Interstate 49|I-49]] and ending at [[Interstate 20|I-20]] near [[Haughton, Louisiana|Haughton]].<ref name=SIU-15>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = [[Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development]] |url = http://www.i69dotd.com/ |title = I-69, SIU 15 Project Site |access-date = August 31, 2007 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070830121844/http://www.i69dotd.com/ |archive-date = August 30, 2007 }}</ref> SIU&nbsp;14 extends northeast from I-20 to [[U.S. Route 82 in Arkansas|US&nbsp;82]] near [[El Dorado, Arkansas]],<ref name=SIU-14>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development |url = http://www.i69arkla.com/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20030320065331/http://www.i69arkla.com/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = March 20, 2003 |title = Interstate 69 Shreveport to El Dorado |access-date = August 31, 2007 }}</ref> and SIU&nbsp;13 continues northeast to [[U.S. Route 65|US&nbsp;65]] near [[McGehee, Arkansas|McGehee]], mainly paralleling [[U.S. Route 278|US&nbsp;278]].<ref name=SIU-13>{{cite web |author = Staff |publisher = Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department |url = http://i-69.dina.org/ |title = Interstate 69 El Dorado to McGehee |access-date = August 31, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070824091043/http://i-69.dina.org/ |archive-date = August 24, 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref> Also included in Corridor&nbsp;18, as SIU&nbsp;28, is an extension of [[Interstate 530|I-530]] from Pine Bluff south along the [[U.S. Route 425|US&nbsp;425]] corridor to I-69 west of [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]]; a short piece at the south end opened in mid-2006 as [[Arkansas Highway 530|Highway&nbsp;530]] (AR&nbsp;530).<ref>{{cite news |first = Amy |last = Riggin |work = [[Pine Bluff Commercial]] |url = http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2006/05/26/news/news2.txt |title = Interstate Plan is Moving Forward |date = May 26, 2006 |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100220152408/http://www.pbcommercial.com/articles/2006/05/26/news/news2.txt |archive-date = February 20, 2010 }}</ref> Another segment of AR 530 opened in 2013 and another in 2015. The only section of Future I-69 that is currently open to traffic is the {{convert|8.5|mi|km|adj=on}} eastern leg of the [[Monticello, Arkansas|Monticello]] Bypass. This section of the Monticello Bypass is currently two lanes and signed as [[U.S. Route 278 Bypass (Monitcello, Arkansas)|US Highway&nbsp;278 Bypass]] (US&nbsp;278 Byp.). Another two-lane segment to [[McGehee, Arkansas|McGehee]] started construction in late 2022. The [[Charles W. Dean Bridge]], SIU&nbsp;12, is planned to cross the [[Mississippi River]] between McGehee, Arkansas, and [[Benoit, Mississippi]], while SIU&nbsp;11 will parallel [[U.S. Route 61|US&nbsp;61]] to [[Tunica Resorts, Mississippi|Tunica Resorts]].<ref name=SIU-11>{{cite web |publisher = [[Mississippi Department of Transportation]] |url = http://www.msdoti69.net/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050208000252/http://msdoti69.net/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = February 8, 2005 |title = I-69 Robinsonville to Benoit |access-date = August 31, 2007 }}</ref> SIU&nbsp;10, the first completed portion of the I-69 extension, runs east from Tunica Resorts to [[Interstate 55|I-55]] near [[Hernando, Mississippi|Hernando]] and opened in late 2006.<ref>{{cite news |first = Wayne |last = Risher |work = [[The Commercial Appeal]] |url = http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/580882/new_leg_of_i69_to_open_on_oct_3_/index.html |title = New Leg of I-69 to Open on Oct. 3 |date = July 20, 2006 |access-date = August 20, 2007 |archive-date = September 30, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930011140/http://www.redorbit.com/news/business/580882/new_leg_of_i69_to_open_on_oct_3_/index.html |url-status = live }}</ref> With the record of decision signed in 2007, the FHWA authorized the [[Mississippi Department of Transportation]] (MDOT) to add I-69 signs on I-55 from the I-55/I-69 interchange in Hernando to the Tennessee state line.