UPDATED: There’s still time! Email DOTD your comments for the record – tell them Baton Rouge’s trees are important to you!

The upcom­ing I‑10 Widen­ing project will result in many trees being cut down and removed. Poten­tial­ly hun­dreds. A mul­ti­tude of these trees are part of Baton Rouge Green’s Liv­ing Road­ways program.

While we sup­port progress, we want to ensure that DOTD is mak­ing proac­tive plans to replace all removed trees and pro­tect as many mature trees as pos­si­ble. These hun­dreds of trees are crit­i­cal – not only for their beau­ty and pos­i­tive impact on our econ­o­my, but for their tremen­dous eco­log­i­cal, infra­struc­tur­al, and human health benefits.

We ask that you raise your voice as a con­cerned cit­i­zen and share the fol­low­ing mes­sage with offi­cials at these pub­lic meet­ings. Meet­ing times and loca­tions are below. All com­ments made by cit­i­zens are includ­ed in this Stage 1: Envi­ron­men­tal Assess­ment and will help deter­mine how project monies are spent.

1) Our city’s road­side trees and green infra­struc­ture are cru­cial and valu­able to me!

2) DOTD must bud­get for the replace­ment of all trees to be removed as a crit­i­cal ele­ment of the I‑10 Widen­ing project bud­get, not an afterthought!

Sub­mit your com­ments via email to info@​i10br.​com. All com­ments must be received by Sep­tem­ber 12, 2018. Feel free to copy and paste the mes­sages above!

Baton Rouge Green is par­tic­i­pat­ing in stake­hold­er dis­cus­sions, but your voice as a cit­i­zen is even more impor­tant! Your com­ments will help deter­mine how DOTD bud­gets it’s project dollars.

Click HERE to learn more about the I‑10 Widen­ing project and pub­lic meetings.