BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The City-Parish celebrates another milestone in its MOVEBR infrastructure program with the completion of the Hundred Oaks Avenue Sidewalks Project.

The improvements stretch from Acadian Thruway to Perkins Road, adding new sidewalks and upgraded drainage to one of Baton Rouge’s busiest neighborhood corridors.

Officials say the project is about both safety and accessibility.

“Now they don’t have to walk in the streets; they can walk on the sidewalks along the street,” said Fred Raiford, East Baton Rouge Parish’s Director of Transportation and Drainage.

For longtime residents like Michael Brown, who has lived in Hundred Oaks for more than 40 years, the upgrades couldn’t come soon enough. He says heavy traffic near nearby schools has long been a concern

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