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ACT No. 109
Regular Session, 2013
HOUSE BILL NO. 351
BY REPRESENTATIVES LEOPOLD AND WESLEY BISHOP AND SENATOR
MORRELL
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 48:229(B), relative to the highway priority construction2
program; to provide relative to priorities for bridges within the proposed program of3
construction for highways; and to provide for related matters.4
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:5
Section 1. R.S. 48:229(B) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: 6
ยง229. Priority reports on current construction projects7
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B. In fixing priorities, the department shall consider primarily the condition9
of the roads, streets, and structures making up the state highway system and the10
relative urgency of the improvements considering in their order general needs, traffic11
volume, accident records, technical difficulties in the preparation of plans and the12
procurement of rights-of-way, as well as unforeseeable emergencies such as floods.13
In fixing priorities, the department shall also consider and include capacity14
improvements in geographic areas where population has grown or traffic volume has15
increased and capacity improvements are necessary. In fixing priorities for bridges,16
the department may give higher priority to bridges with high volumes of traffic.17
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED: