New Orleans East residents and city officials are exploring how best to improve safety for those navigating the Interstate 10 service roads, months after federal funding for the bulk of that work was cut.
The city’s “Connecting New Orleans East” project aims to create safer environments for pedestrians, drivers, bicyclists and public transit riders using the Interstate 10 service road from Dwyer Road to the Vincent Canal.
Once designed and funded, the improvements aim to address an increasing number of traffic crashes city planners have identified in the area, officials said…