2015 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 123
BY SENATOR ERDEY
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to convert the
inside shoulder of Interstate 12 between the interchange of Interstate 10 and
Interstate 12 in East Baton Rouge Parish and its interchange at Louisiana Highway
447 (Exit 15) near Walker, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish, to a travel lane.
WHEREAS, motorists on Interstate 12 between Walker, Louisiana, and Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, experience heavy traffic and congestion on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, Interstate 12 is a major east-west traffic corridor; and
WHEREAS, daily traffic counts on Interstate 12 continue to increase; and
WHEREAS, the department should give particular consideration to conversion of the
inside shoulder of this portion of Interstate 12 to a travel lane during high peak, weekday
commuter hours from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and
WHEREAS, conversion of the inside shoulder of this portion of Interstate 12 to a
travel lane would provide additional traffic capacity at minimal costs to relieve traffic
congestion.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the Department of Transportation and Development to convert
the inside shoulder of Interstate 12 between the interchange of Interstate 10 and Interstate
12 in East Baton Rouge Parish and its interchange at Louisiana Highway 447 (Exit 15) near
Walker, Louisiana, in Livingston Parish, to a travel lane.
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
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