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Should Louisiana make all non-interstate bridges over the Mississippi tollways?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:52 am
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:52 am
All tolls would go towards maintenance of the bridges. That would leave only two bridges under the care of the DOTD - I-10 in BR and I-20 in Vicksburg (MDOTD takes care of the bridge in Natchez and LADOTD takes care of Vicksburg already).
It would free up millions of dollars and backlogs.
Also, apparently the LADOTD gave the state police 25 million dollars last year out of their permit money from the Dept of Weights and Measures. Why? Who really knows. But the State Police do not even check weights and measures. It's just free money for them.
The DOTD has an agreement with the feds that is 80/20. The feds put up 80% of the highway funds, and the DOTD has to match 20. They can't even do that.
Making the non-interstate bridges tolls and stopping that gift of 25 million to state police would help out a ton towards this, if not make it possible to rely on the fed money much less.
What does the OT think? SHould this be an option that should be discussed?
It would free up millions of dollars and backlogs.
Also, apparently the LADOTD gave the state police 25 million dollars last year out of their permit money from the Dept of Weights and Measures. Why? Who really knows. But the State Police do not even check weights and measures. It's just free money for them.
The DOTD has an agreement with the feds that is 80/20. The feds put up 80% of the highway funds, and the DOTD has to match 20. They can't even do that.
Making the non-interstate bridges tolls and stopping that gift of 25 million to state police would help out a ton towards this, if not make it possible to rely on the fed money much less.
What does the OT think? SHould this be an option that should be discussed?
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 9:54 am
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Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:54 am to magildachunks
Yes, simple enough solution.
And future loops / bypasses / expressways should also use tolls, all on the same system.
And future loops / bypasses / expressways should also use tolls, all on the same system.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:54 am to magildachunks
I would be fine with it.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:55 am to magildachunks
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non-interstate bridges over the Mississippi tollways?
How many are there..?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:55 am to magildachunks
What bridges are you saying need more maintenance?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:56 am to magildachunks
If those tolls were designated only to pay for improvements to those bridges and to finance highway projects in those areas, I would be fine with it. However, I would not like to see the Old Bridge be a toll bridge, but if that would get BR a working loop, I would accept it.
Posted on 7/30/14 at 9:56 am to magildachunks
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State Police do not even check weights and measures.
Sure about that..?
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:00 am to magildachunks
Yes
Posted on 7/30/14 at 10:35 am to magildachunks
technically the bridge over the Mississippi in NOLA is Interstate-910
don't believe me? google it.
State for some reason didn't want to accept the federal designation.
don't believe me? google it.
State for some reason didn't want to accept the federal designation.
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U.S. Highway 90 Business (officially U.S. Highway 90-Z[4]) is a business route of U.S. Highway 90 in and near New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Unlike a standard business route, it is built to higher standards than the segment of U.S. 90 that it parallels, with over half built to freeway standards and designated (but not signed as) Interstate 910.
This post was edited on 7/30/14 at 10:39 am
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