BATON ROUGE — Construction has begun on a railroad underpass and pump station along Mall of Louisiana Boulevard as part of an ongoing infrastructure project in the area, the city-parish said.

The construction marks a "critical milestone" in the project, which officials say will enhance "connectivity and safety for motorists, pedestrians and cyclists in the area."

The project, formerly known as the Picardy-Perkins Connector project and set to be built originally in 2022, is designed to provide an alternative route to Bluebonnet Boulevard, connecting Perkins Road to the existing Mall of Louisiana Boulevard, Ring Road, Picardy Avenue and ultimately to I-10.

To mitigate concerns of noise and neighborhood privacy, a wall will be included as part of the next construction package, to be inst

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