Perkins Road Construction Update

East Baton Rouge Parish

February 25, 2009

Bluebonnet Boulevard – Essen Lane

Concrete paving has begun on the new outside lanes of Perkins between Bluebonnet and Essen and will continue each night for approximately three weeks.  During this time Perkins will be reduced to one lane of travel from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Flaggers will use a pilot car to direct traffic one direction at a time.

This work is subject to change due to adverse weather. Please see public notices for exact times, dates and cancellations.

For additional questions or comments contact DOTD’s Customer Service Center at 1-877-4LA-DOTD (1-877-452-3683) or e-mail at customerservice@dotd.la.gov. The center is open 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also visit the project’s Web page by going to www.dotd.la.gov and clicking on “Projects” from the Programs & Projects section of the main menu on the left-hand side of the page and selecting the “Perkins Road Widening Project” link.

If you are a member of a homeowners association and would like a DOTD speaker to attend one of your meetings to share information about this project, please let me know. Also, feel free to forward this e-mail onto to anyone you think would like to receive this information.

Additionally, at your convenience, please let us know how we are doing by filling out our customer service survey below. Again, we thank you for your feedback and patience during this construction.

State Project No. .................................................................................. 258-01-0030

Parish............................................................................................... East Baton Rouge

Contractor.......................................................................... James Construction Group           

Contract Time................................................................................ 1043 calendar days

Contract Amount........................................................................................ $27 million

Project Start Date............................................................................... January 9, 2007           

Anticipated Completion Date................................................................... January 2010

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