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Traffic detour nearly quintuples on Horseshoe Island Road after Highway 36 bridge work; parish rolls out signage, shoulder repairs
Summary
After a Highway 36 bridge closure, parish traffic counts on Horseshoe Island Road rose from about 355 to about 1,888 average daily trips, officials said; the parish refreshed no-through-truck signage, added chevrons, and plans shoulder stabilization and coordination with enforcement while longer-term fixes await the state bridge project.
A state bridge repair on Highway 36 has diverted large volumes of traffic onto Horseshoe Island Road, creating safety and roadway-deterioration concerns for local residents, St. Tammany Parish officials said on Monday.
"Before the Bridge Road closure on 36, you were looking at, 355 average daily trips for Horseshoe Island Road," Daniel, a parish engineering/public-works staff member, told the council. "When they implemented a closure, it went up to 1,888 a day." He added that for additional volume "it's a public roadway. We can't deny access," and said mitigation options are limited to signage,…
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