Government Street has finally started to cut its calories.
Contractors started work earlier this month on the long-awaited and much-postponed “road diet” for a 4.2-mile stretch of the road that runs through Baton Rouge’s urban core. While new restaurants and local retail stores have popped up along Government in recent years, high-speed traffic has remained a problem and the street can be hazardous for those trying to walk or bike.
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