 Parkway
Legislation
The Zachary Taylor Parkway project has been the
subject of action by both the U.S. Congress and the Louisiana Legislature
over a period of years. Here's a brief review:
1991 - Congress enacted the Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act (ISTEA), which included a list of
"demonstration projects." One of the projects called for:
(1) the four-laning of Louisiana Highway 1 from I-49 near Alexandria
to New Roads, and (2) the four-laning of Louisiana Highway 10 from
St. Francisville to I-55 near Amite. The congressional act also
provided $1.7 million for preliminary studies.
1992
- Congress extended the project approximately 70 miles to include:
(1) the portion of Louisiana Highway 10 located between I-55 near
Amite and the Louisiana-Mississippi boundary near Bogalusa, and
(2) the portion of Mississippi Highway 26 located between the Louisiana-Mississippi
boundary near Bogalusa and I-59 near Poplarville, Mississippi.
1992 - The Louisiana Legislature gave the
project a name - the Zachary Taylor Highway - and created the Zachary
Taylor Highway Commission.
1993 - The Legislature changed the name of
the project to the Zachary Taylor Parkway.
1998
- Congress allocated $1 million in federal funds to be spent in
connection with the Zachary Taylor Parkway and the St. Francisville/New
Roads bridge. This funding was provided for under the Transportation
Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21).
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