MOVEBR transportation and infrastructure rapid response team addressed problems that have impacted businesses across the East Baton Rouge parishes. The MOVEBR project focuses on repairing power outages, temporary loss of access to businesses and other disruptions causes by natural disasters.
The MOVEBR program includes 21 ADA transition projects totaling $10 million to help build a more accessible transportation network in East Baton Rouge Parish.
As part of the MOVEBR program, this project will now include the rehabilitation and resurfacing of Plank Road, new sidewalks, signal improvements and amenities for the BRT system such as enhanced bus stops with improved lighting, fewer stops by specialized vehicles, traffic signal priority, real-time arrival information displays, improved pedestrian and bicycle connections, and other features.
Mayor Sharon Weston Broome points to the successful passage of MOVEBR in December 2018 that is helping lead “robust investment in transportation infrastructure” across both the city and parish.
East Baton Rouge will begin incorporating flashing yellow left-turn signals in future city-parish road projects, and local officials are trying to ensure the lights won't confuse drivers. The signals will be used in some state projects and included in MOVEBR projects.
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome announced today she is taking steps to educate the public about one of the latest upgrades to the East Baton Rouge Parish transportation system – new flashing yellow arrow left-turn signals. The new signals are being installed on some state projects and will be included in MOVEBR projects in the near future
Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome has announced the Plank-Nicholson Bus Rapid Transit Project (BRT), connecting North and South Baton Rouge neighborhoods to jobs and services, now has a project website, batonrougebrt.com. In its upcoming final design phase, the BRT project will merge with two MOVEBR projects on the bus route and be managed by the MOVEBR program.
Road crews will close Pecue Lane where it crosses Interstate 10 beginning next week as part of a project to build an interchange at the southeastern Baton Rouge location.
A new four-lane thoroughfare between Perkins Road and Mall of Louisiana Boulevard is the second project to get underway in Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's nearly $1 billion roads improvement plan.