MOVEBR Program Hosting Monthly Video Conferences with Partner Agencies on State’s I-10 Widening Project

EBR transportation officials recently participated in a briefing on the I-10 widening project with local law enforcement agencies. The MOVEBR program is hosting similar meetings with representatives of other transportation projects to share updates and keep the public informed.

Baton Rouge area residents will soon experience inconvenience linked to the I-10 widening project with construction scheduled to begin this year. While the public has for decades demanded action to relieve regional traffic congestion, citizens are understandably concerned about how this state project will impact local traffic. Late last year, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome asked the MOVEBR communications team to reach out to DOTD and other transportation partners to help get accurate information out to the public in the timeliest manner possible.

Since January, a monthly video conference has been held with communications representatives for the Mayor-President, MOVEBR team, DOTD, the I-10 Widening Project Design Team, City-Parish Public Information Office, CATS and the Capital Region Planning Commission’s (CRPC) Commuter Krewe program.

The goal is to share information via social media networks and other communication outlets, to keep transportation partners up to date on progress and changes with the project, and to help promote mitigation efforts and alternative transportation options during peak construction.