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Residents urge more data and mitigation for Red River Express and Tim James project
Summary
Two residents raised engineering, traffic, noise and tax concerns about the proposed Red River Express/Tim James project and asked the council to obtain traffic, permitting and tax details before proceeding.
Residents living near the proposed Red River Express told the Shreveport City Council they have not seen sufficient data about traffic, noise, permitting and tax treatment for the privately led Tim James project.
Dave Hackney, a retired petroleum engineer, said the cooperative endeavor agreement (CEA) associated with the project lacks supporting traffic and tax data. “I’d like to see some data,” Hackney said, noting he had contacted the tax assessor and county engineers and found permits or the tax treatment not clearly established.
Al Compton, who said he managed large capital projects professionally, focused on proximity and speed concerns for the roadway as planned near the 12 Oaks subdivision. Compton told the council the project’s current alignment would place the road within 50 feet of property lines and said that distance raises noise and air-pollution concerns for adjacent homeowners. He recommended moving the alignment “away from 12 Oaks by at least 150 feet and reduce the speed limit to 30 miles an hour” to mitigate noise and air impacts.
Why it matters: Speakers said the city and parish should provide and review data on traffic volume, noise projections, permitting, and how the project would be taxed before allowing construction to proceed. Hackney told the council the corps of engineers had not seen permit applications, and both speakers said they were concerned residents were being told the project is “a done deal” despite missing details.
No formal legislative action on the Red River Express was recorded at the meeting. Council members asked staff to compile information on permits, traffic forecasts and tax implications and said they would follow up in subsequent meetings.
