SHREVEPORT, La. A historic preservationist has convinced the city to hit the brakes on a $2 million dollar traffic light project. But preserving the character of the intersection of Kings Highway and Line Avenue could come at a higher cost.
The city s contractor has agreed to pause construction after putting four big metal poles in the ground at all four corners.
Christopher Coe complained to the city council that the big, standard style of poles and eventually the arms holding the lights will detract from the two historic buildings at that intersection. Both Byrd High school and Kings Highway Christian Church were built in 1925, and are on the National Historic Registry.
I am writing to you to voice my objections to the industrial style traffic light poles on Line Avenue in front of Kings Highway Christian Church and C. E. Byrd High School.
Byrd High School and Kings Highway Christian Church are on the National Register of Historic Places and are important and iconic buildings in Shreveport.
Shreveport’s Public Works Department has constructed these light poles, ignoring the city’s policies in the Unified Development Code and the Master Plan about placing new structures in historic areas. The city ignored the regulations that its citizens are required to uphold.
I live five blocks away from this intersection in the Highland Historic District, and I drive by it daily. The color, style and placement of the poles have a negative impact on this area aesthetically and economically and are a quality-of-life issue.
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