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Q32009Green Light PlanBuilding Better Roads for East Baton Rouge ParishMESSAGE FROMMAYOR KIP HOLDENMayor Holden at therecent groundbreakingceremony for the (19)nineteenth Green LightPlan Project to reachconstruction."The Southeast Area Group Project is oneof the largest infrastructure projects incity-parish history and marks anotherachievement for our very successful GreenLight Program," said Mayor-PresidentMelvin "Kip" Holden.SOUTHEAST AREA GROUP PROJECT GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2009(SOUTH HARRELL’S FERRY ROAD - SEG 2, O’NEAL LANE - SEG 1 AND O’NEAL LANE EMBANKMENT)QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS AND EXECUTIVE SUMMARYThis Quarterly Report (3rd Quarter 2009) covers the period from July 1, 2009 through September30, 2009, and provides an overview of the Green Light Plan, a City of Baton Rouge, Parish of EastBaton Rouge Road and Streets Improvements Program.This report contains a number of Program successes, including:PROJECT COMPLETION:Veterans Memorial Boulevard Burbank Drive - Segment 2 North Harrell’s Ferry RoadBurbank Drive - Segment 1 Coursey at Sherwood Foster at GovernmentCONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY:Downtown Signalization:Lobdell Improvements:Picardy Avenue:Central Thruway Bridges:Comite & Beaver Bayou No. 1Highland Road:Staring Lane Extension:Jones Creek Road - Seg. 3:Central Thruway Bridges:Sullivan & ICCN RailroadSiegen Lane:Pecue Re-Alignment at Perkins:Brightside Lane:Southeast Area Group Project:BIDS RECEIVED:Southeast Area Group ProjectComite DriveSouth Harrell’s Ferry - Seg 1Perkins at Stanford/AcadianSouth Choctaw at North Flannery90% Complete90% Complete90% Complete80% Complete40% Complete40% Complete30% Complete10% Complete10% Complete10% Complete10% CompleteJust AuthorizedJuly 07, 2009July 28, 2009August 04, 2009August 18, 2009September 24, 2009UPCOMING BIDDING SCHEDULE:Elm Grove GardenNovember 10, 2009PROGRAM SAVINGS TO DATEThe Green Light Plan has experienceda favorable bidding environmentproviding a cumulative savings onestimated construction costs of$22,287,528.36.TOTAL COMMITTED FUNDS THRUEND OF 3RD QTR 2009: $354.6MConstruction - $247MRight of Way - $62.7MEngineering - $36.5MUtility Relocations - $8.4M"With over $130 million in Green LightProjects currently under construction, ourcity-parish continues to deliver an efficientand effective road improvement program tothe citizens of East Baton Rouge Parish,with every project aimed at getting trafficmoving quicker."SOUTHEAST AREAGROUP PROJECTPROJECT DETAILSWith a construction cost of $28.4M and ananticipated completion date of September2011, the Southeast Area Group Projectconsists of the S. Harrell’s Ferry Road -Seg 2 project, the O’Neal Lane - Seg 1project and the O’Neal Lane Embankmentfor Jones Creek and Knox Branch.CONSTRUCTION DETAILSDesign Engineer(s)Shaw GroupEvans-Graves Engineers, Inc.DPW EngineeringContractorBarber Brothers Contracting CompanyConstruction Cost: $28.4MNotice to Proceed: September 28, 2009WWW.BRGOV.COM/GREENLIGHT 3RD QUARTER REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2009

LOCAL INVOLVEMENTThe engagement of the localbusiness community with theGreen Light Plan was and stillis an important goal of MayorKip Holden’s Administration.At the current time, eighty-six(86) firms are providingprofessional services to theGreen Light Plan.PROGRAMMANAGEMENTCSRS, Inc.PBS&JGOTECHNeel-SchafferCompliance ConsultantsJones-WalkerJohn C. Doiron, MAIRampart ResourcesSSA ConsultantsDESIGNCONSULTANTSABMB Engineers, Inc.AECOMAFJMBuchart Horn, Inc.Burk-Klienpeter, Inc.Civil Design & ConstructionEvans-Graves EngineersFerris EngineeringForte & Tablada, Inc.GEC, Inc.HNTB CorporationJustice & Huang EngineersMarrero & Couvillon Assoc.PEC CorporationPyburn & Odom, Inc.Shaw EnvironmentalShread-KuyrkendallSIGMA Consulting GroupSJB Group, Inc.TRC Engineers, Inc.URS CorporationCONSTRUCTIONFIRMSErnest P. Breaux ElectricalIndustrial Enterprises, Inc.Barber Brothers ContractingJ. B. James ConstructionHardrock Construction, LLCL & A Contracting CompanyStranco, Inc.James Construction GroupByron E. Talbot ContractorBoone Services, Inc.F.G. Sullivan, Jr. ContractorRCS Contractors, Inc.CONSTRUCTION LETTING SCHEDULE AND RESULTSPROJECTSoutheast AreaGroup Project(See Front Page)LETDATEDESIGNCONSULTANT07/07/09 Shaw GroupEvan-GravesDPW EngineeringLOWBIDDERBarber BrothersContractingLOW BID $$28,451,460.70ADDITIONAL BIDDERS:James Construction Group Gilchrist Construction Gilmore & Son ConstructionJ.B. James ConstructionComite Drive 07/28/09 SJB Group, Inc. J.B. JamesConstruction$12,089,170.40ADDITIONAL BIDDERS:Phylway Construction Richard Price Contracting F.G. Sullivan, Jr. ContractorGilmore & Son Construction James Construction Group Hard Rock ConstructionBarber Brothers ContractingS. Harrell’s FerryRoad - Seg 108/04/09 ABMB Engineers James ConstructionGroup$13,194,885.90ADDITIONAL BIDDERS:J.B. James Construction Gilchrist Construction Barber Brothers ContractingGilmore & Son Construction Byron E. Talbot Contractor Hard Rock ConstructionPerkins at Stanford/Acadian08/18/09 ABMB Engineers RCS Contractors $2,448,824.70ADDITIONAL BIDDERS:Hard Rock Construction Richard Price Contracting Byron E. Talbot ContractorF.G. Sullivan, Jr. ContractorIndustrial EnterprisesSouth Choctaw atNorth Flannery09/29/09 Evans-GravesEngineersHard RockConstruction$1,874,338.23ADDITIONAL BIDDERS:Industrial Enterprises F.G. Sullivan, Jr. Contractor Command ConstructionRichard Price Contracting RCS Contractors J.B. James ConstructionCUMULATIVE SAVINGS TO DATE: $22,287,528.36(Engineer Estimate vs. Low Bid)3RD QUARTER GREEN LIGHT PLAN EVENTSJULY 23, 2009AUGUST 20, 2009SEPTEMBER 10, 2009SEPTEMBER 24, 2009Pecue Re-Alignment at Perkins Groundbreaking CeremonyFoster at Government Ribbon Cutting CeremonyBrightside Lane Groundbreaking CeremonySoutheast Area Group Project Groundbreaking CeremonyVisit the Green Light Plan website for more detailed information about each project, www.brgov.com/greenlight

RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONThe Right-of-Way Committee oversights the management of the acquisition process for the Green Light Plan. Itmeets bi-monthly to set right-of-way policies, review acquisition issues, recommend project assignments, andmake committee related decisions.CORRIDOR PRESERVATIONThe Program Team continues to ride the Green Light Plan Projects looking for new construction activity that mayhave an impact to future right-of-way.EARLY RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONSWhen the Right-of-Way Committee determines early acquisitions will benefit both the project and thecommunity, the Right-of-Way Acquisition team manages the process. In 2009 more than twenty (20) parcels wereidentified as targets for early acquisition and sixteen (16) parcels were acquired as part of that initiative. Inaddition, four (4) parcels were considered surplus and disposed of, with one currently being processed.NORMAL RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITIONSTwenty-three (23) projects require early acquisition efforts in 2009 and to date, thirteen (13) have been completedwith ten (10) currently underway.It is estimated by the end of 2009, the Green Light Plan will have acquired an estimated 617 parcels with anadditional 90 parcels acquired by 2nd Quarter of 2010.RIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION COMPLETE:Picardy Avenue McHugh Road South Choctaw at North FlanneryLobdell Improvements Siegen Lane Highland RoadJones Creek Road - Seg 3 Brightside LaneRIGHT-OF-WAY ACQUISITION UNDERWAY:The following summary presents the active projects currently in the right-of-way acquisition process:PROJECT ESTIMATED COMPLETEDACQUISITIONS ACQUISITIONSS. Harrell’s Ferry Road - Seg 2 24 23O’Neal Lane - Seg. 1 39 37Ford Street 129 85Perkins at Stanford/Acadian 20 11Sullivan Road 63 1Staring Lane 116 7S. Harrell’s Ferry Road - Seg 1 13 0Elm Grove Garden 3 0Fairchild - Badley 17 0US 61 - LA Hwy 64 3 0TRAFFIC FACTS:Do you know when concrete was first used for roadways?In 1891, an eight-foot wide section of Main Street in Bellefontaine, Ohio,where horses were hitched, was paved with concrete by engineer GeorgeBartholomew, who supplied his own materials.This was the first use of concrete as a road surface in North America. Thisexperimental section not only proved to be sturdy, it was in use for more thana century before being replaced with new concrete paving.Today, it is a historical site, marked by a statue of Bartholomew. When theroad in Bellefontaine was paved, America moved by horse and buggy, andjust about every road in the nation was unpaved. Now, there are nearly4-million miles of road crisscrossing the country, including more than46-thousand miles of interstate highway.Look for more interesting traffic facts to come in the next Quarterly Report.LOCAL INVOLVEMENTCONTINUEDRIGHT OF WAY FIRMSAbstractsLauck Land Co.Gulf South Land and TitleRoberts Land ServicesGodail Abstracting ServicesJames Gist (sole proprietor)AppraisalsVallery LoweryGeorge Platt, IncRoss ShuffieldThe Lakvold Group LLCJames Inc.James G. Lipscomb, ASACustom Solutions GroupBill Kipf, SRAGary P. AlbarezJack E. Evans, Jr.Roberto J. AguilarLeonard SmithThompson WallaceJames LieuxKermit WilliamsROW AcquisitionsAcquisition ServicesQuest AcquisitionsStone Property ServicesABMB EngineersDan Collins & AssociatesLaPacVolkert & AssociatesLauck Land CompanyRelocation EstimatesAmerica’s Best SignGulledge Fence CompanySUPPORT SERVICESFIRMSWetlands DeterminationProvidence EngineeringC-K EngineeringEnvironmental AssessmentCRAGSRCGeotechnical InvestigationsLouis Capozzoli & Assoc.Ardaman & AssociatesNoise MitigationURS CorporationSurvey SupportBaton Rouge Land SurveyingTraffic EngineeringHNTB CorporationUrban Systems, Inc.Utility RelocationPete’s Plumbing

PROJECT STATUSThe Program Management Team is responsible for thirty-six (36) Green Light Projects and seven (7) 2002 1/2-Cent Sales Tax Projects. At thepresent time, thirty-six (36) projects are in an “active” status ranging from corridor survey/design study thru construction. The current projectstatus is provided below in tabular form.COMPLETED PROJECTSPROJECT DESIGN STUDY FINAL PLANS RIGHT-OF-WAYVeterans Memorial BoulevardBurbank Drive - Segment 2Burbank Drive - Segment 1North Harrell’s Ferry RoadCoursey at Sherwood IntersectionFoster at Government IntersectionUNDER CONSTRUCTIONPROJECT DESIGN STUDY FINAL PLANS RIGHT-OF-WAYDowntown SignalizationLobdell ImprovementsPicardy AvenueCentral Thruway Comite & Beaver Bayou BridgesStaring Lane ExtensionHighland RoadJones Creek - Segment 3Central Thruway Sullivan& ICCN Railroad BridgesSiegen LanePecue Re-Alignment at PerkinsBrightside LaneSouth Harrell’s Ferry - Seg. 2O’Neal Lane - Segment 1BID & CONTRACTINGPROJECT DESIGN STUDY FINAL PLANS RIGHT-OF-WAYSouth Harrell’s Ferry - Seg. 1Comite DrivePerkins at Acadian/Stanford IntersectionS. Choctaw Drive at Flannery IntersectionBIDDING NEXT QUARTERPROJECT DESIGN STUDY FINAL PLANS RIGHT-OF-WAYElm Grove GardenPLANNING, DESIGN AND ROW ACQUISITIONPROJECT DESIGN STUDY FINAL PLANS RIGHT-OF-WAYCentral Thruway Phase I PavingFord StreetStumberg ExtensionO’Neal LaneCentral Thruway Phase II Clear & EmbankmentCentral Thruway Phase II BridgesStaring LaneNicholson Drive at Brightside IntersectionHwy 61 at LA 64 IntersectionEssen Lane at I-10 IntersectionSullivan RoadCentral Thruway Greenwell Springs IntersectionCentral Thruway Phase II PavingMcHugh RoadOld Hammond Hwy - Segment 2Old Hammond Hwy - Segment 1Fairchild-Badley RoadHooper at Sullivan IntersectionHooper RoadNicholson Drive - Segment 1UTILITYRELOCATIONSUTILITYRELOCATIONSUTILITYRELOCATIONSUTILITYRELOCATIONSUTILITYRELOCATIONSCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTION