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Louisiana - Traffic - Roads
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:41 am
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:41 am
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From the link it's just so noticeable how many highways we do not have compared to other states. Probably due to how much wetland / swampland we have and the number of national forests.
The lack of highways around Baton Rouge / New Orleans compared to Jackson, MS, Nashville, TN, Austin, TX, etc... stand out.
There is seems to be so much traffic funneled onto I-12 and I-10. Toll-roads and feeder roads work wonders as do bypasses and loops. It's like Louisiana just enjoys dense traffic on the few roadways they have.
My question is, Why do citizens accept absolute mediocrity when it comes to infrastructure improvement?
From the link it's just so noticeable how many highways we do not have compared to other states. Probably due to how much wetland / swampland we have and the number of national forests.
The lack of highways around Baton Rouge / New Orleans compared to Jackson, MS, Nashville, TN, Austin, TX, etc... stand out.
There is seems to be so much traffic funneled onto I-12 and I-10. Toll-roads and feeder roads work wonders as do bypasses and loops. It's like Louisiana just enjoys dense traffic on the few roadways they have.
My question is, Why do citizens accept absolute mediocrity when it comes to infrastructure improvement?
This post was edited on 11/1/15 at 12:43 am
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Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:46 am to ike221
More of our gas tax revenues goes to fund the state police than goes to actual road construction.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:47 am to ike221
People complain and forget other places don't have to deal with the giant fricking river that you need to put a 140 foot high bridge across.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:02 am to ike221
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Austin, TX
Oh, because traffic in Austin is bliss? Austin has no major East-West thoroughfare, everything is North-South and jammed 7 days a week.
This post was edited on 11/1/15 at 12:11 am
Posted on 11/1/15 at 6:51 am to ike221
It is simple yet expensive. I-10 and I-12 need to be at least 6 lanes the whole way through the state. I-10 needs a Baton Rouge bypass. It can connect to the bridge that they are supposed to build in White Castle (like the one in St. Francisvolle area). It can be a toll road for all I care.
The I-49 expansion in Lafayette is a great idea, but it's going to take forever once the lawyers get involved and sue everyone to death. This is the 1 of the major reasons BR doesn't have a loop. Everyone wants it, but not in their back yard.
The I-49 expansion in Lafayette is a great idea, but it's going to take forever once the lawyers get involved and sue everyone to death. This is the 1 of the major reasons BR doesn't have a loop. Everyone wants it, but not in their back yard.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 6:53 am to ike221
The problem is not the roads. It's the cars. There are way too many cars on the road.
We've got to make license plates much more expense and triple the price of gas with more taxes to fund state retirement and expand the drop program.
And tires need to be taxed more to encourage using them less.
Yep more taxes is always the best answer to fix any LA problem.
We've got to make license plates much more expense and triple the price of gas with more taxes to fund state retirement and expand the drop program.
And tires need to be taxed more to encourage using them less.
Yep more taxes is always the best answer to fix any LA problem.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 7:00 am to ike221
Shreveport has the best road system out of any city i have been in. Of course, it is in texas.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 7:24 am to ike221
fact is, in order to have good roads and other infrastructure, you need money and that comes in the form of taxes. Louisianans are so distrustful of their elected officials that taxes for such things are seldom passed....
Posted on 11/1/15 at 9:25 am to ike221
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My question is, Why do citizens accept absolute mediocrity when it comes to infrastructure improvement?
This has also baffled me for years. Believe it or not Louisiana is one of the top state in terms of state maintained miles of roadway and one of the bottom states in terms of population. Another thing that didn't help was that that amendment 1 just failed, it would have protected the transportation trust fund so the politicians couldn't get their hands on it.
Chalk it all up to poor planning and short sighted politicians when they chose the interstate to be where it is today.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 11:41 am to ike221
DOTD has a $12 billion backlog of road projects (that doesn't count the $2-3 billion needed for a br loop), less than 10% of the highway fund actually goes towards building or maintaining any roads. Do the math, we're being fleeced.
Posted on 11/1/15 at 12:29 pm to ike221
Louisiana infrastructure is one of the worst in the country. almost need an ATV just to get around.
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