By JIM BUTLER

About a month remains on scheduled construction time of a new traffic flow arrangement at Hwy. 28 West and St. Clair Road.

Progressive Construction has the $1.33 million contract for Phase 1 of creation of the Restricted Crossing U-turn, more commonly known as a R-Cut.

The work comes less than three months after a fatal accident at the intersection renewed appeals from various parties to DOTD for renewed attention to its dangers.

Emma Parsons, 68, a retired Shreveport teacher known to many as a hostess at various RV campgrounds, was killed when the vehicle she was a passenger in was struck trying to cross east-bound Hwy. 28.

According to experts the R-Cut has 14 fewer crossing conflict points than the conventional crossing.

All St. Clair Road traffic will make a right turn followed by a U-turn at the designated spot to continue in the desired direction.

It’s not to be confused with a roundabout, which requires all traffic on roads approaching it to yield right of way.

Fatal accident at 28 West and St. Clair Road