2020-0173
INTRODUCED BY: HOLLY FONSECA, COUNCILWOMAN-AT-LARGE, DIVISION B
MARY K. CLULEE, COUNCILWOMAN, DISTRICT II
MATTHEW JEWELL, PARISH PRESIDENT
RESOLUTION NO. ___________
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A resolution requesting the Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development perform a study to determine the feasibility of the installation of a right turn lane on Lakewood Drive, Luling, in conjunction with protected left turn signal phases, pavement markings, and directional signage at its intersection with U.S. Highway 90 and Barton Avenue (LA 3060), to reflect and further enhance the traffic management improvements recently installed at U.S. Highway 90 and Barton Avenue (LA 3060), and further request installation of traffic revisions if said study determines revisions are warranted.
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WHEREAS, Lakewood Drive is utilized by residents, citizens, workers from businesses in the area, and most notably by school buses carrying students to/from school; and,
WHEREAS, the West Bank Regional Library located on Lakewood Drive is utilized year-round by all age groups, especially school-age children; and,
WHEREAS, the high volume of vehicular traffic from Lakewood Drive turning left and right onto and traveling across U.S. Highway 90, a major thoroughfare, with conflicting vehicular traffic from Barton Avenue (LA 3060) creates hazardous conditions; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 4045 was adopted on June 20, 1994, asking the Department of Transportation & Development to review the traffic control signals at the intersection of U.S. Highway 90 and Barton Avenue (LA 3060)/Lakewood Drive, to consider the installation of turn protection arrows; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 5770 was adopted on September 7, 2010, requesting the Department of Transportation & Development to review, study, budget, and install a right turn lane on Barton Avenue (LA 3060) onto Highway 90 to protect residents and those traveling through the area and to improve traffic flow; and,
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 5771 was...
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