Crash data shows spike in crashes at Highland/Terrace intersection after new design

BATON ROUGE - A project to make an intersection safer appears to be backfiring as crash data shows accidents appear to occur more frequently at the corner of Highland Road and Terrace Street.The new configuration forces drivers coming off of the Mississippi River Bridge from I-10 East to merge with traffic going southbound on Highland Road, or veer right to Oklahoma Street. Drivers on the exit ramp are supposed to abide by a yield sign, while the drivers on Highland have a traffic signal.&n