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Downtown streets in Abbeville will one day be resurfaced

Mayor White predicts by the end of the year

Abbeville Mayor Roslyn White and the council have heard complaints about the street conditions in downtown Abbeville.
The good news is that a plan is in the works to repair and resurface the streets in the downtown area.
The city team, including Mayor White, have been meeting with Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) officials about the project. The roads that circle Magdalen Square, the Courthouse, and in front of St. Mary Magdalen Church are State highways.
“It is a common misconception that the city has control over the streets through downtown,” said Mayor White. “The streets transecting our downtown are state highways, meaning the city has no authority or control over condition or maintenance. One of the agreements that were made before I became mayor was that upon completion of the downtown streetscape/accessibility project, DOTD would come in and overlay the adjacent street, but the project lacked adequate funding.”
With the support of the parish legislators, Senator Bob Hensgens and Representative Ryan Bourriaque were able to secure funding during the 2022 session for the overlay of La. 14 from Main Street to Hwy. 82, said Mayor White.
“We are currently working through details of the overlay project with DOTD and hope to start construction around the end of the year,” she said.

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