2014 DOTD / Washington Parish Road Transfer Program
The WPG agrees to accept ownership of whatever rights the Department may own in and to the aforesaid described property if and only when the Department complies with the following:
The LADOTD will provide repairs to a portion of state route LA 3124 to be transferred to the Parish to include resurfacing the roadway with asphaltic concrete, resurface the shoulders and pavement striping according to the plans and specifications to be developed by the LADOTD and mutually approved by Washington Parish DPW.
The LADOTD will provide repairs to the portion to state route LA 438 to be transferred to the Parish to include cement treated stabilized base with asphaltic concrete overlay pavement, graded aggregate shoulder and pavement striping all according to the plans and specifications to be developed by the LADOTD and mutually approved by Washington Parish DPW
Provide $1,473,766.00 in road transfer credit for the portions of state route LA 3124 and state route LA 438 to be transferred to WPG and applied to the improvements to a Portion of Choctaw Road and a Portion of Dummyline Road with any remaining balance of the road transfer credit to be applied to additional improvements as mutually agreed to by DOTD and the Washington parish Government.
The transfer credit amount will repair portions of the 2 parish roads.
The Parish is monitoring the design cost with the goal of possibly adding additional parish road improvements to the list.
Program Status - DOTD engineers will take borings of asphalt and soil foundation at each Parish road;
The results will be reviewed by DPW and DOTD. If the cost of the construction falls below the prescribed credit amount, the Parish will request additional roadway improvements.
Parish roads on program:
Choctaw Road (LA10 north to LA 436) 4.09 miles
Dummyline Road (LA 1072 to John Jones Road) 1.8 miles
DOTD roads on program:
LA 3124 Outside Bogalusa from corporate city limit to LA 21 – 0.87 miles
LA 438 from LA 21 to Old Columbia Rd. – 2.58 miles (includes bridge across Foster Creek)
Leo Lucchesi, Director
Department of Public Works
Floodplain Administrator
Washington Parish Government
909 Pearl Street
Franklinton, La. 70438
985-839-7825
Fax 985-839-7862
llucchesi@wpgov.org
