Carbo’s preliminary design would transform the area under the overpass to provide a safe, multi-use path that encourages pedestrian and bike activity. The plan features lighting, murals, low-maintenance landscaping, seating, and signage. The installation of public art has also been suggested as an aesthetic addition to enhance this quality-of-life project. The underpass path will connect to improvements that are currently part of the interstate widening project close by to create a linear park.

In November of 2023, the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council approved a contract with Carbo Landscape Architecture for the comprehensive design of the underpass project. Many people believe this is a huge step in finally making this years-long idea become a reality. The overall project is estimated to cost about $2.2 million.

Fred Raiford, EBR’s Director of Transportation and Drainage, said the reason it has taken so long is because officials must wait on the permit from the railroad company, which he believes the city will receive. Raiford says that a second, more detailed survey of the area will need to be completed before the proposal can be submitted to KCS for permission to proceed and add a crossing over the railroad tracks near Reymond Avenue (in the area behind BLDG 5).