DISTRICT 14 John C. “Jay” Morris State Representave DISTRICT PROFILE DISTRICT NEEDS 840-6 833 593 143 2 140 553 139 139 134 1257 134 834 136 591 140 134 554 590 140 599 543 142 Breard Log Cabin Guthrie MONROE Perryville Sheltons Twin Oaks Wardville STERLINGTON 425 165 165 425 OF ROADWAY NEED REPAIR 132 MILES NEED REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT 11 BRIDGES DISTRICT NEEDS TOTAL $88 M AIRPORTS 4 PORTS 1 BRIDGES 77 MILES 1594 Closed Bridges Deficient Bridges Roadway in Need of Repair LEGEND FY17-18 Project Improvements with Increased Funding LA 134 Improvements at US 165 Pre-Construction US 165 Overlay: South LA 599 to North LA 599 $1,220,000 Megaprojects I-20 Widening: LA 546 to LA 594 $220,000,000 Ouachita River Bridge $350,000,000 US 84 Widening: Archie to Ferriday $85,000,000 PROJECTS MAP
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DISTRICT 14 John C. “Jay” MorrisState Representative
MAJOR AIRPORTDEEP DRAFT PORTEMERGING PORTSHALLOW DRAFT PORT
LOCAL ROADSHOUSE DISTRICTPARISH LINESWATER
STATE ROUTES
RailwaysHIGHWAY NEEDS
Closed BridgesDeficient BridgesRoadway in Need of Repair
LEGEND
FY17-18 Project Improvements with Increased Funding
LA 134 Improvements at US 165 Pre-Construction
US 165 Overlay: South LA 599 to North LA 599 $1,220,000
Megaprojects
I-20 Widening: LA 546 to LA 594 $220,000,000
Ouachita River Bridge $350,000,000
US 84 Widening: Archie to Ferriday $85,000,000
PROJECTS MAP
8 State of Louisiana Transportation Infrastructure Investment Plan
BENCHMARKING LOUISIANA
44TH lowest gas tax in the Unites States
$13.1B BACKLOG
50TH ranked state in overall transportation investment
FUNDING THE PLAN $20/mo
(1000 gallons/year)$700M(annual program increase)
The needs are well-documented and indisputable. Louisiana is on the wrong end of most lists concerning infrastructure investment and the impact is severe. Louisiana citizens pay some of the highest automobile insurance rates and significantly more for automobile repairs than our southern neighbors due to a lack of resources to address critical rehabilitation of our existing system. The congestion and backlog continues to grow. Due to the lack of investment, our citizens and visitors waste time and fuel sitting in traffic resulting in reduced productivity and quality of life. There has not been an increase in state fuel tax revenues since 1989, resulting in a 56% reduction in buying power from inflation alone. The trend must be reversed.