Report: bad roads, traffic costing BR drivers $2,500 a year

BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge drivers are spending about $2,500 a year for bad roads and traffic, according to a report from TRIP, a national transportation research group.According to the report released on Wednesday, the bad roads in the area are costing drivers statewide $6.5 billion a year."Look, in Baton Rouge there is one issue that's the number one issue to every business owner in the area, and it is the traffic mess that is Baton Rouge," Adam Knapp, CEO BR Area Chamber, said.The re