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Regular Session, 2010
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 103
BY SENATOR ERDEY
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT. Requests DOTD to install paved highway shoulders
including bicycle paths along US 190 between the town of Livingston and the city of
Denham Springs.
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON1
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the2
feasability of installing paved highway shoulders with bicycle paths along that3
portion of US Highway 190 between the town of Livingston and the city of Denham4
Springs in Livingston Parish.5
WHEREAS, inadequate shoulders on US Highway 190 between the town of6
Livingston and the city of Denham Springs in Livingston Parish have caused numerous7
vehicular accidents and prevented motor vehicles from utilizing the shoulder to avoid these8
accidents, causing wrecked motor vehicles to be towed or otherwise removed from the9
roadway because of the lack of highway shoulders; and10
WHEREAS, vehicle breakdowns on a highway lacking a highway shoulder create11
a strong possibility of accidents; and12
WHEREAS, a lack of paved shoulders and bicycle paths prevent bicycles from13
utilizing this highway; and14
WHEREAS, the installation of paved highway shoulders with bicycle paths would15
diminish the current public safety hazard and the waiting times necessary to clear accidents,16
as well as enable bicyclists to utilize this stretch of US Highway 190.17
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby18 SCR NO. 103
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urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasibility1
of installing paved highway shoulders, including bicycle paths, along that portion of US2
Highway 190 between the town of Livingston and the city of Denham Springs in Livingston3
Parish.4
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge5
and request the Department of Transportation and Development to submit a written report6
of its findings and recommendations, including estimated costs, to the Senate and House7
committees on transportation, highways, and public works not later than sixty days prior to8
the beginning of the 2011 Regular Session.9
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the10
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.11
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
Erdey SCR No.
Requests DOTD to study the feasibility of installing paved highway shoulders with bicycle
paths along that portion of US Highway 190 between the town of Livingston and the city of
Denham Springs in Livingston Parish and to submit a report to the Senate and House
committees on transportation, highways, and public works not later than 60 days prior to the
beginning of the 2011 Regular Session.