THE ISSUES

HOLLYGROVE, HOLLYGROVE-DIXON, DIXON, MID CITY, SHREWSBURY

TITLE VI

1. •Disparate impact on communities of color
   

2. •Disproportionate burden on low income residents
   

PROPERTY

1. •Expropriation of our neighborhood playground, viable businesses and homes along the route
   

2. •Lowered property values
   

HEALTH, SAFETY & ENVIRONMENT

1. •Promises to bring approximately 70% coal, chemical, petroleum, hazardous cargo into a populated community
   

2. •“Carrollton Curve” increases risks to safety, potential for derailments related to mechanical or human error
   

3. •Increase of pollution in our communities due to rail emissions, leaks, spills, and potentially from open coal cars
   

4. •Construction may disturb hazardous materials
   

QUALITY OF LIFE

1. •At least 30 trains per day, up to a mile & a half long to start, promise perpetual noise and vibrations, 24 hours a day with potential for significant increases into the future
   

2. •Significant increases in rail traffic will bisect neighborhoods particularly if sound walls are implemented as “mitigation” making it difficult for pedestrians to cross
   

PRESERVATION

1. •Vibrations and construction threaten the integrity of fragile masonry tombs within our historic cemeteries dating back to the 1840s
   

2. •Vibrations threaten foundations and integrity of historic structures and homes within a National Historic District, some rebuilt with federal dollars after Hurricane Katrina devastated our community
   

3. •Potential acquisition, expropriation and demolition of historic structures within a National Historic District
   

COMMUNITY

1. •Potential closure of Central Ave in Old Jefferson dividing communities
   

POTENTIAL CITYWIDE IMPLICATIONS

The promise of 15 years of construction on roadways, will inevitably cause road closures and detours.

Projects include:

1. •Modification of the Deckbar Ave overpass
   

2. •Modification of Earhart Blvd. main roadway
   

3. •Reconstruction of bridges at Palmetto Canal
   

4. •Reconstruction of the Airline Drive / Tulane Avenue Interchange
   

5. •Modifications to the substructure of the 1-10/Carrollton overpass
   

6. •Reconstruction of the City Park Ave overpass
   

7. •Removal of the “dip” in I-10, Airline Hwy and I-10 rail overpasses
   

8. •Closure of Central Avenue
   

Potential delays to Amtrak passenger trains due to a stretch of shared track

Hazardous freight cargo traveling on shared tracks with passenger trains, and along I-10 significantly increases the exposure to safety risks to all passengers and motorists