HLS 15RS-2503 ORIGINAL
2015 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 120
BY REPRESENTATIVE MORENO
TRANSPORTATION: Urges and requests the Department of Transportation and
Development to study truck routes in New Orleans
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to study truck
3 routes in certain areas of New Orleans.
4 WHEREAS, St. Claude Avenue and the surrounding area in New Orleans have seen
5a resurgence as an attractive thoroughfare with schools, community centers, and the open
6air St. Roch Market; and
7 WHEREAS, with this resurgence comes more pedestrians and bicyclists along the
8streets and highways in this area; and
9 WHEREAS, the streets and highways in this area are also heavily traveled by trucks
10going to and from industrial sites; and
11 WHEREAS, community leaders are searching for a way in which both industry and
12residents of and visitors to the area can travel safely.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
14Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request that the Department of Transportation
15and Development (department), in consultation with the Regional Planning Commission, the
16Regional Transit Authority, Orleans Parish, St. Bernard Parish, the Port of New Orleans, the
17St. Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District, representatives of the trucking industry,
18academic and transportation professional organizations, transportation and bicycle safety
19organizations, as well as environmental and neighborhood advocates, to conduct a study, all
20within the area below hereinafter referred to as "study routes", whereby data is collected and
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1analyzed, existing traffic patterns are examined, and alternative routes for hazardous material
2commodity flow are identified as feasible:
3 (1) Louisiana Highway 46 (St. Claude Avenue) from Elysian Fields Avenue to the
4Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line.
5 (2) Louisiana Highway 39/Interstate 10 Service Road (Claiborne Avenue) from
6Tulane Avenue to the Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line (including North Robertson couplet
7of Louisiana Highway 39 from Elysian Fields Avenue to Poland Avenue).
8 (3) Louisiana Highway 46 and Louisiana Highway 3021 (Elysian Fields Avenue)
9from Louisiana Highway 46 (St. Claude Avenue) to Interstate 610.
10 (4) Louisiana Highway 39 (Judge Perez Drive) from the Orleans-St. Bernard Parish
11line to Louisiana Highway 47 (Paris Road).
12 (5) Louisiana Highway 46 (St. Claude Avenue or St. Bernard Highway) from the
13Orleans Parish line to Louisiana Highway 47 (Paris Road).
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study include recommendations for
15alternative state or local routes, or both, for carriers of hazardous materials being transported
16to and from ports and industrial locations within Orleans Parish or St. Bernard Parish, or
17both, along Interstate 10 that would have the effect of reducing or eliminating such traffic
18along the study routes.
19 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study include a determination of the
20baseline data regarding existing traffic volumes, vehicle size, and origin-destination of
21freight truck traffic traveling along the study routes.
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study include a determination of the
23percentage of freight truck trips along the study routes with destinations that are not to local
24points within Orleans Parish or St. Bernard Parish.
25 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study include recommendations for
26alternative routes for freight truck traffic to utilize to access Interstate 10 from the St.
27Bernard Port, Harbor and Terminal District along with travel time estimates and mileage
28analyses.
29 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study include evaluations of existing traffic
30design and recommendations for engineering solutions to enhance multi-modal safety for
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1all roadway users at the intersection of St. Claude Avenue and Elysian Fields Avenue as well
2as other major intersections along the study routes.
3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the study include, but is not limited to, the
4following information regarding hazardous materials as defined by R.S. 32:1502(5) and
5applicable federal regulations that are transported by nonrail vehicles within the
6geographical areas bounded by the study routes:
7 (1) Type and quantity of hazardous materials that are transported along the study
8route.
9 (2) Primary hazard classes of material transported.
10 (3) Number of trucks carrying hazardous materials.
11 (4) Percentage of hazardous materials traffic in all truck traffic.
12 (5) Peak transportation times and days for vehicles carrying hazardous materials.
13 (6) Documentation involving reports made pursuant to R.S. 32:1510 involving
14incidents, accidents, or clean up of accidents or incidents along the study route within the
15area bounded by the study routes since 1995.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the department shall prepare and submit a final
17report that contains the results of the study requested by this resolution and submit such final
18report to the House Committee on Transportation, Highways, and Public Works and the
19Speaker of the House of Representatives no later than April 4, 2016. An interim report
20detailing the status of the study, findings to date, and study details yet to be finalized shall
21be submitted to aforementioned parties on or before Monday, February 1, 2016. The interim
22and final reports shall also be made available to the public simultaneously.
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be transmitted
24to the secretary of the Department of Transportation and Development.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 120 Original 2015 Regular Session Moreno
Urges and requests that the Department of Transportation and Development to conduct a
study within the area below whereby data is collected and analyzed, existing traffic patterns
are examined, and alternative routes for hazardous material commodity flow are identified
as feasible:
(1)La. Hwy. 46 (St. Claude Ave.) from Elysian Fields Ave. to the Orleans-St. Bernard
Parish line.
(2)La. Hwy. 39/I-10 Service Road (Claiborne Ave.) from Tulane Ave. to the Orleans-St.
Bernard Parish line (including N. Robertson couplet of La. Hwy. 39 from Elysian
Fields Ave. to Poland Ave.).
(3)La. Hwy. 46 and La. Hwy. 3021 (Elysian Fields Ave.) from La. Hwy. 46 (St. Claude
Ave.) to I-610.
(4)La. Hwy. 39 (Judge Perez Drive) from the Orleans-St. Bernard Parish line to La.
Hwy. 47 (Paris Road).
(5)La. Hwy. 46 (St. Claude Ave. or St. Bernard Hwy.) from the Orleans Parish line to
La. Hwy. 47 (Paris Road.).
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