Construction has begun for an $8 million improvement project, giving a busy stretch of Scenic Highway a facelift after years of planning.
In development since 2020, the MovEBR project, which broke ground in May this year, looks to resurface roads and improve pedestrian safety along the corridor.
The project focuses on the strip of highway between Swan Avenue and Harding Boulevard, a busy thoroughfare for those visiting Southern University or going through Scotlandville. The plans aim to improve the road, focusing on infrastructure upgrades like a new road overlay and additional green-space medians with low landscaping…