By Bonnie Culverhouse
In an effort to improve road safety and decrease the number of fatal and serious injury on locally-owned roads, the City of Minden voted recently to allow Mayor Nick Cox to apply for a Louisiana Local Road Safety Program.
Cox said he has received word that the city qualifies for the grant. there is a reason there are some projects listed that are outside Minden City limits.
“This is an agreement between the state, city and the parish,” Cox said. “So, some of the roads listed in this deal aren’t listed in the city limits. But I got clarification from our engineers that this (vote) would be just for the benefit of the city, and then they would work with the parish on their portion.”
Proposed scope of the grant includes:
• Upgrade pavement marking reflectivity and durability by installing enhanced pavement markings to address roadway departures. (Change painted center and/or edge lines to four-inch-wide 90-mil thermoplastic).
• Upgrade stop sign reflectivity by installing enhanced 36-inch signage to address intersection crashes.
• Upgrade curve warning sign reflectivity by installing enhanced signage to address roadway departures and crashes in curves. (36-inch advance curve warning signs, one in each direction and chevrons)
See below for numbers of accidents associated with each road/street.
