Rising Above: Louisiana's Comite Diversion Canal is 67% complete with a projected 2028 finish dateBATON ROUGE — The Comite Diversion Canal project is now 67 percent complete, according to the Army Corps of Engineers. "We're looking toward the end of 2028 for project completion, that's 100 percent complete," Poche said. "The north side is open for traffic now, we're working on the south side and we're doing the rail bridge," Ledet said. "These are bridges that actually cross this 12-mile diversion canal," Ledet said. The canal is 300 feet wide, at least 50 feet deep and has land on either side.