SPACEX: The Lafayette Metropolitan Expressway Commission met yesterday, September 29th, and several speakers stated Starbase, LA, now makes faster work on the Lafayette Metropolitan Xpressway more urgent. The 36-mile, 5,000-foot-wide corridor runs from I-49 near Carencro south to Maurice in Vermilion Parish, then east into parts of Iberia and St. Martin parishes. In May, state law was amended to let the commission build in Vermilion and Iberia parishes. Jacobs Engineering project manager Patrick Owens said the likely path is a public-private toll partnership to design, build, and maintain a four-lane road; a 10-month traffic study will include estimated SpaceX demand. Commission Chairwoman Elaine Abell said the project predates SpaceX but nearby growth increases pressure. More SpaceX news in today's EC below!