TONIGHT, HIGHWAY 930 IN PRAIRIEVILLE IS CLOSED NORTH OF ITS INTERSECTION WITH HENRY ROAD. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THE MANY PROJECTS TAKING PLACE ASCENSION PARISH. NBC LOCAL 3'S RAYCHELLE RILEY TELLS US WHA'S GOING ON AROUND THAT AREA. 3 RAYCHELLE RILEY TWITTER: @RAYCHELLERILEYIF YOU ARE DRIVING AROUND ASCENSION PARISH, YOU MAY NOTICE SOME ROAD CLOSURES, DIRT PILES ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND CONSTRUCTION SITES. THIS IS ALL A PART OF THE PARIS'S INITIATIVE TO KEEP UP WITH THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND NEW INFRASTRUCTURE.MOVEASCENSION TRAFFIC AND SAFER ROADS SOT- JOEY TUREAU- ASCENSION PARISH, TRANSPORTATION DIRECTOR & MOVEASCENSION CHIEF ENGINEER "IT TAKES IN A ROAD AND TOTALLY REHABILITATES THE ROAD TO MAKE IT SAFER WITH PAVED SHOULDERS, FOUR SLOPES, AND NICE SMOOTH DITCHES."SOT- SAMUEL AIKENS- ASCENSION PARISH, RESIDENT"I'S ABOUT TIME. 'VE BEEN LIVING HERE A LONG TIME TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, THE ROAD SITUATION, OVERDUE, SHOUL'VE BEEN DOING IT."THE INITIATIVE ALSO INCLUDES ROUNDABOUTS STARTING RIGHT IN FRONT OF PRAIRIEVILLE MIDDLE.SOT- JOEY TUREAU- ASCENSION PARISH, TRANSPORTATION "IPROBABLY HAD A CRASH HISTORY, SO I'S A WAY OF IMPROVING ." WHAT WAS ONCE CONSIDERED TO BE RURAL IS NOW ON THE BRINK OF SUBURBAN LIVING.SOT- BILLY BATES- ASCENSION PARISH, RESIDENT "PERSONALLY, I'S GROWING TOO FAST FOR ME REALLY, TO BE HONEST, I'S GROWING TOO FAST AND THE HIGHWAYS ARE NOT ADEQUATE TO TAKE CARE OF THE TRAFFIC."BUT THE HOPE IS, THESE PROJECTS WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCESOT- SAMUEL AIKENS- ASCENSION PARISH, RESIDENT "TRUST ME 'VE SEEN A LOT OF WRECKS. THIS CURVE RIGHT HERE, A LOT OF WRECKS. PEOPLE BLOWING OUT TIRES BECAUSE OF CARS UP. 'M WANTING TO SEE AN IMPROVEMENT HERE AND I KNOW THAT EVERYONE ELSE DOES AS WELL."LL STANDUP TAG"THE PARISH SAYS THEY ARE LOOKING FROM THE COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR VOICES ARE BEING HEARD. FROM ASCENSION PARISH, 'M RAYCHELLE RILEY REPORTING. 3 MOVE- ASCENSION SAYS YOU CAN FIND THE LATEST ROAD CLOSURES AND PROJECTS ON THEIR WEBPAGE. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, BR PROUD 3 3