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Regular Session, 2010 ENROLLED
SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 104
BY SENATOR ERDEY
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the
feasability of widening Florida Boulevard to six travel lanes with shoulders from
downtown Baton Rouge to the town of Livingston in East Baton Rouge and
Livingston parishes and to design and implement the use of "reversible" traffic lanes
to relieve congestion and enhance traffic movements during peak traffic commuter
hours.
WHEREAS, widening Florida Boulevard to six travel lanes with shoulders from
downtown Baton Rouge to the town of Livingston would facilitate traffic movement and
relieve traffic congestion; and
WHEREAS, implementation of "reversible" lanes on a six lane Florida Boulevard
would further improve traffic congestion and traffic movements between the parishes of East
Baton Rouge and Livingston during peak traffic commuter hours on weekdays between 7:00
a.m. and 9:00 a.m. in the morning and between 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. in the evening; and
WHEREAS, implementation of "reversible" lanes on a six lane Florida Boulevard
would remove certain commuter traffic from Interstate 12 and facilitate traffic movement
as well as reduce congestion on Interstate 12 during peak traffic commuter hours.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study the feasability
of widening Florida Boulevard to six travel lanes with shoulders from downtown Baton
Rouge to the town of Livingston in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge
and request the Department of Transportation and Development to facilitate the use of
"reversible" lanes on a six lane Florida Boulevard from downtown Baton Rouge to the town
of Livingston in East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes during peak traffic commuter
hours. SCR NO. 104 ENROLLED
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge
and request the Department of Transportation and Development to submit a written report
of its findings and recommendations, including estimated costs, to the Senate and House
committees on transportation, highways, and public works not later than sixty days prior to
the beginning of the 2011 Regular Session of the Legislature.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES