Perkins Road Construction Update
East Baton Rouge Parish
February 20, 2009
Bluebonnet Boulevard – Essen Lane Closure
Starting Monday night (Feb. 23) Perkins Roads will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Bluebonnet and Essen. This closure will take place each night from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. until Friday morning (Feb. 27).
Traffic will be directed by flaggers during the lane closure.
All above mentioned work schedules are 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
% Complete............................................................................................................ 67
% Time Elapsed ..................................................................................................... 55
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