DOTD to Host Public Meeting for Proposed Red River Bridge Improvements

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) will host a public meeting to discuss the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed upgrade to a portion of Jimmie Davis Highway (LA 511) to improve the crossing of the Red River.

The meeting will take place this Thursday, August 15, 2013, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Barksdale Baptist Church located at 1714 Jimmie Davis Highway in Bossier City. The purpose of the meeting is to present the status of the proposed project and to solicit comments from the public. The meeting will be conducted in open house format and
include stations where attendees can speak informally with members of the project team, view project area displays, and review known environmental issues.

Commensurate with the development of Line and Grade studies, an EA will be prepared for the project.  The project area extends from East Dixie Meadow Road in Caddo Parish to Barksdale Boulevard (US 71) in Bossier Parish. The proposed action by DOTD involves developing a crossing of the Red River at LA 511 that provides two 12‐foot travel lanes in each direction with 4‐foot inside shoulders and 8‐foot outside shoulders and a shared use trail that connects the existing trails in Arthur Ray Teague Parkway and Clyde Fant Parkway. Various alternatives are also being studied.

All interested citizens are invited and encouraged to attend the public meeting. Comments and suggestions are needed to help ensure that the project team addresses the full range of environmental issues during the EA study process. Both verbal and written comments will be received at the meeting.  All comments must include the commenter’s name and address.

Comments will also be accepted until August 25, 2013 via the following methods:

Mail
Red River Bridge at Jimmie Davis Highway EA
P.O. Box 56845
New Orleans, LA 70156
Email
comments@redriverbridgeea.com
Phone
1‐877‐280‐8774