Baton Rouge’s Scenic Highway corridor is getting safety enhancements for walkers, riders and drivers

BATON ROUGE — A groundbreaking ceremony for the Scenic Highway Corridor Improvements Project was held at Scotlandville Plaza early Wednesday afternoon.

The venture goals to enhance mobility and pedestrian crossing safety alongside Scenic Highway between Harding Boulevard and Swan Avenue.

Upgrades will embrace inexperienced infrastructure, sidewalk enhancements, roadway resurfacing, entry administration modifications, sign enhancements and railroad crossing enhancements.

The venture is designed to higher accommodate pedestrian, transit and bicycle wants within the space. Drainage and vehicular turning motion enhancements are additionally a precedence alongside the corridor.

MOVEBR will work with chosen consultants, the Louisiana State Department of Transportation, enterprise homeowners, public stakeholders and native curiosity teams from implementation by completion.