New crosswalks, bike lane restriping coming to Goodwood Boulevard in Broadmoor

New crosswalks, bike lane restriping coming to Goodwood Boulevard in Broadmoor

BATON ROUGE — Construction has started on a 1.3-mile sidewalk and bike path project along Goodwood Boulevard in the Broadmoor neighborhood.

City-Parish officials and District 6 Metro Council Member Cleve Dunn Jr. held a groundbreaking to kick off the Move EBR project, which runs from Airline Highway to Sharp Road.

The project will add new sidewalks on both sides of Goodwood Boulevard, along with bike lane restriping, pavement markings, signage upgrades and crosswalk improvements. Sidewalks will generally be 5 feet wide, expanding to 7 feet where they run adjacent to the curb.

New crosswalk striping is also planned near Broadmoor Elementary School and Broadmoor High School. The corridor serves more than 1,500 students and school staff and connects to about 2,000 Broadmoor residences.

Bobby Rayburn, a minister at Broadmoor Baptist Church, said the need is visible on the street every day.

"They're older adults, they're young adults, they're children. Not only do the children go to school, but, you know, the children that live in the neighborhood like to ride their bikes and walk with their families," Raybur...