2019-0132
INTRODUCED BY: LARRY COCHRAN, PARISH PRESIDENT,
WENDY BENEDETTO, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION A
TRACI A. FLETCHER, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT VI
RESOLUTION NO.
Title
A resolution requesting the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development to install a traffic light at the intersection of Airline Highway and Evangeline Road in Montz.
Body
WHEREAS, Evangeline Road is the primary means of traveling to Airline Drive for residents of Montz traveling to and from their jobs; and,
WHEREAS, Evangeline Road is used daily by the school buses transporting students to and from school; and,
WHEREAS, with the open span of roadway from the traffic lights at Apple Street in Norco and McReine Road in Montz, and with enormous amount of traffic, it has created a very dangerous and difficult situation for vehicles entering Evangeline Road from Airline Drive and vehicles turning onto Airline Drive from Evangeline Road, causing a tremendous traffic back-up on Evangeline Road; and,
WHEREAS, large trucks use this span of roadway to access the Bonnet Carre Spillway; and,
WHEREAS because of the conspicuous location of Evangeline Road when traveling east bound, traffic must slow down causing a potential hazardous condition for east bound traffic.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL, do hereby request that the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development install a traffic light at the intersection of Airline Highway (US 61) and Evangeline Road in Montz.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Senator Gary Smith, Jr., Senator Edward J. "Ed" Price, Representative Randal L. Gaines, and Representative Gregory A. Miller asking for their assistance in this regard.
The foregoing resolution having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows:
And the resolution was declared adopted this day of , 2019, to become effectiv...
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