Gov. Bobby Jindal joined other state and local officials in Greenwell Springs today to mark the completion of the new La. 64 Magnolia River Bridge connecting East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes. The four-lane bridge spanning the Amite River cost $19.9 million to build and replaces a former two-lane bridge crossed by an estimated 26,000 drivers each day. Jindal says completion of the project, which also includes the widening of La. 64 from Greenwell Springs Road to La. 1019, “will improve safety for drivers, speed up commutes and make the Capital Region more accessible to the rest of the state and the country.” The new bridge has two 12-foot travel lanes in each direction and outside shoulders measuring 10 feet wide. The governor has more details about today’s ribbon cutting at his website here.
Officials open new Magnolia River Bridge in Greenwell Springs
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