City-parish officials this morning dedicated the recently completed improvements to the intersection of Government Street and Foster Drive. The $2.8 million project, part of the city's Green Light Program, added left-turn lanes in all directions, computer-controlled traffic signals and push-button pedestrian crosswalks.
The Metairie firm Hard Rock Construction finished the project in 70 days -- 80 days ahead of schedule, Department of Public Works Director Pete Newkirk said at the dedication ceremony. It's the seventh Green Light project to be completed.
Mayor Kip Holden called it "one off the most important and historic intersections in the Baton Rouge area."
The improvements "will help break the gridlock, keep traffic moving and provide much-needed relief to commuters and residents in this area," Holden said. "It will also benefit the businesses in the area by opening up new turning lanes, providing better access to local shops and allowing more cars to quickly and safely through the intersection each day."
The short ceremony at the Foster Drive YMCA included public works employees holding a banner touting the project's completion across Foster Drive using two bucket trucks.
The Metairie firm Hard Rock Construction finished the project in 70 days -- 80 days ahead of schedule, Department of Public Works Director Pete Newkirk said at the dedication ceremony. It's the seventh Green Light project to be completed.
Mayor Kip Holden called it "one off the most important and historic intersections in the Baton Rouge area."
The improvements "will help break the gridlock, keep traffic moving and provide much-needed relief to commuters and residents in this area," Holden said. "It will also benefit the businesses in the area by opening up new turning lanes, providing better access to local shops and allowing more cars to quickly and safely through the intersection each day."
The short ceremony at the Foster Drive YMCA included public works employees holding a banner touting the project's completion across Foster Drive using two bucket trucks.
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