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Regular Session, 2014
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 13
BY SENATOR DORSEY-COLOMB
TRANSPORTATION/DEV DEPT. Requests the Department of Transportation and
Development to incorporate an East Washington Street exit plan into its road design plan.
A RESOLUTION1
To urge and request that the Department of Transportation and Development incorporate an2
East Washington Street exit plan for Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, into3
its road design plan.4
WHEREAS, past studies have considered a solution to improve safety for vehicles5
traveling south on Interstate 110 through its junction with Interstate 10 to exit Interstate 106
at the East Washington Street exit in Baton Rouge; and7
WHEREAS, following a 1995 study, the department modified the stripping and8
signage of the Interstate 10/Interstate 110 interchange; and9
WHEREAS, since 1995, traffic volumes in this area have increased and such10
increased traffic impacts the operational safety of the exit from Interstate 10 to East11
Washington Street in Baton Rouge; and12
WHEREAS, vehicles traveling south on Interstate 110 through its junction with13
Interstate 10 must cross the only lane of Interstate 10 for east bound traffic and compete with14
a line of large trucks exiting the Horace Wilkinson Bridge to exit Interstate 10 at the East15
Washington Street exit.16
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana17
does hereby urge and request that the Department of Transportation and Development18 SR NO. 13
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incorporate an East Washington Street exit plan for Interstate 10 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana,1
into its road design plan.2
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the3
secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.4
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Sharon F. Lyles.
DIGEST
Dorsey-Colomb SR No. 13
Requests the DOTD to incorporate an East Washington Street exit plan for Interstate 10 in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, into its road design plan.