(The Center Square) – The Shreveport Capital Projects database lists 96 active street projects taking place throughout the city funded by the 2021 and 2024 general obligation bonds.
Throughout the database, residents can see 138 active capital projects in Shreveport – 20 facilities, one vehicle and equipment, nine parks, five water projects, six sewer projects, one stormwater and 96 street projects.
Street lighting improvements are among the first on the list. The Shreveport Police Department says more lighting is needed on I-220 and North Market to improve safety and decrease criminal activity. A total of $5 million was allocated from the 2021 beneral obligation bond for this project. The multi-million dollar price tag doesn’t just cover this area, though, but addresses lighting issues throughout Shreveport.
Coming from the 2024 general obligation bond is a replacement of the Gilbert Drive Bridge over Bayou Pierre. The estimated cost for this project is $1.4 million, with $500,000 having been allocated so far. While this project is listed as active, it is currently in the design phase and not set to begin until May 2027.
Monkhouse Drive, where the newly constructed police substation resides, is also set to get improvements with a $2 million allocation coming from the 2024 general obligation bond fund. This project is in the design phase, as well, starting in December of next year.
One project with a large estimated cost is the University Park paving and drainage. There has been $1.4 million allocated to the project with an estimated cost of $6 million. The project description says this specific construction has received state capital outlay funding and could receive more in the future. However, additional funding is still needed. The funding source for this project is the 2024 general obligation bond.
Apart from large street projects, each district has several smaller road projects totalling anywhere from $100,000 to $1 million each throughout the city.
Tax revenues are used to pay back the 2021 and 2024 general obligation bonds, which are being used for these projects.
