RESERVE — The next step in the addition of a long-talked about third exit off Interstate 10 for St. John the Baptist Parish comes in the form of a public meeting May 14.

The proposed new connector includes a new roadway extending northward from West 10th Street/Regala Park Drive at Airline Drive and continues northward to I-10, where it would intersect that highway with a new interchange.

The Regional Planning Commission has prepared and the Federal Highway Administration has approved for public distribution a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the connector.

The Regional Planning Commission is inviting interested residents to attend a public hearing on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement from 6 to 8 p.m. May 14 at Regala Park Gymnasium, 200 Regala Park Drive in Reserve.

The entire project length is approximately 2.5 miles.

Detailed information relative to the project is available to those interested through copies of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. This information is available for review and/or purchase at the Department’s District 62 office, located at 685 N Morrison Blvd. in Hammond.

The document can also be accessed online at the RPC’s website at norpc.org/.