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Dear Mr. Durant:

This office is in receipt of the request of the Department of Transportation and Development, presented in a letter dated February 19, 2004 from Mr. Kam K. Movassaghi, for an Attorney General's opinion based on the following factual information concerning the utilization/acquisition of right of way for the widening of the U.S. 90 Huey P. Long Bridge in Jefferson Parish:

Roadway widening of the Huey P. Long Bridge is a project included in the Transportation Infrastructure for Economic Development ("TIMED") Program under La.R.S. 47:820.2. The bridge handles both railroad and…