BATON ROUGE — Drivers in parts of East Baton Rouge Parish should prepare for lane closures and delays as a major road improvement project begins, affecting several heavily traveled areas over the next year.
More than $3.1 million is being invested through the parish’s Asphalt Overlay Program, which focuses on milling old asphalt and resurfacing roadways that experience high daily traffic. Transportation officials say the effort is a package of projects rather than a single road repair.
The work includes three main areas: Highland Road from the LSU campus to to South Boulevard, Bluebonnet Boulevard from Jefferson Highway to Interstate 10, and South Quad Drive from Nicholson Drive to Highland Road through the LSU campus, according to Transportation and Drainage Director Fred Raiford…