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re: Post-game traffic: No contraflow at all...
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:44 pm to Purple Spoon
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:44 pm to Purple Spoon
quote:largest city in la? Lolwut?
I will bever understand how the hell the largest city in LA and home of a major University cannot figure this crap out.
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Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:45 pm to Mac
I don't understand his tweet. How was Burbank being used in the past. How do you better use Burbank using two lanes?
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 6:48 pm
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:47 pm to Johnchelle
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No contraflow on Nicholson. Will have contraflow on Burbank. See this from LSU:
"One of the major changes from last year is that contraflow will no longer be used on Nicholson Drive/Highway 30. Instead, LSU will take advantage of Burbank Drive and utilize that four-lane road to move as much traffic away from campus in an efficient manner."
Okay. His tweet is really shitty.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:48 pm to The Boat
Apparently the two outbound lanes on Burbank will be used.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:49 pm to bee Rye
EBR is the largest parish. But BR is not the largest city.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:49 pm to Golfer
Were the two outbound lanes not being used in the past after the game?
Posted on 9/1/15 at 6:52 pm to The Boat
They were but apparently you could turn off of it. I don't park anywhere near there and my route out is fine, but it's clear now that they just don't care.
College station had literally miles of cones setup. So there's no excuse for that not to occur on Nicholson and Burbank with 6 total lanes out.
College station had literally miles of cones setup. So there's no excuse for that not to occur on Nicholson and Burbank with 6 total lanes out.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:02 pm to Golfer
You couldn't turn off Burbank until bluebonnet in the past
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:05 pm to Purple Spoon
the main problem with 100,000 people leaving at once is that the streets around can't handle it
On the west side, it is really bad. Most people park in grass lots. When you are in one of those grass lots you have to make sure you are in the correct lane. The levee lots exit onto River Road (2 lane road), the Hayfield lots exit onto Gourrier 2 lane road, and not many street exits. As soon as you turn out of Gurrier you turn onto two-lane Nicholson, that goes from 4 to 2. Hopefully, Burbank will help alleviate eastbound traffic
I do think Nicholson is a horrible problem not just for football games but also traffic in general. It's horrible how it is designed. Many times only 2 or 3 cars will make it through a light cycle going one way because there is no left turn lane. If they installed a left turn lane at Brightside and Tigerland, traffic would flow so much better. That may not help post game traffic, but it make driving on Nicholson a lot better.
On the west side, it is really bad. Most people park in grass lots. When you are in one of those grass lots you have to make sure you are in the correct lane. The levee lots exit onto River Road (2 lane road), the Hayfield lots exit onto Gourrier 2 lane road, and not many street exits. As soon as you turn out of Gurrier you turn onto two-lane Nicholson, that goes from 4 to 2. Hopefully, Burbank will help alleviate eastbound traffic
I do think Nicholson is a horrible problem not just for football games but also traffic in general. It's horrible how it is designed. Many times only 2 or 3 cars will make it through a light cycle going one way because there is no left turn lane. If they installed a left turn lane at Brightside and Tigerland, traffic would flow so much better. That may not help post game traffic, but it make driving on Nicholson a lot better.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:09 pm to Golfer
quote:
They were but apparently you could turn off of it. I don't park anywhere near there and my route out is fine, but it's clear now that they just don't care.
College station had literally miles of cones setup. So there's no excuse for that not to occur on Nicholson and Burbank with 6 total lanes out.
They do everything better in texas what do you expect.
IDK how they would do it, but there needs to be some way to have traffic flow and not have ot worry about people merging which I think slows it. Lot's of people need to go to the interstate, so have predefined routes that will take you to the interstate, if you aren't going to the interstate stay off those routes. Maybe that would help. Basically our plan is send everyone in 2 or 3 directions and let them find their own way home.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:10 pm to Johnchelle
quote:That's not what Bonnette said
"One of the major changes from last year is that contraflow will no longer be used on Nicholson Drive/Highway 30. Instead, LSU will take advantage of Burbank Drive and utilize that four-lane road to move as much traffic away from campus in an efficient manner."
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:11 pm to catholictigerfan
Id be willing to bet a large portion of the leave early crowd do so because traffic is so shitty.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:12 pm to PigglyWiggly
my question will be if I park in the back 9, the golf lots, or the hayfield lot, can I get to brightside, either through tigerland or turning right off Nicholson or am I forced to park in the levee lots?
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:13 pm to Purple Spoon
people will leave early because the game will be decided during the first quarter.
Auburn will be the first real test of traffic, I think it will be a really good game and people won't leave early, so you will have 95,000+ leaving at once.
Auburn will be the first real test of traffic, I think it will be a really good game and people won't leave early, so you will have 95,000+ leaving at once.
This post was edited on 9/1/15 at 7:15 pm
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:15 pm to Purple Spoon
quote:Absolutely
Id be willing to bet a large portion of the leave early crowd do so because traffic is so shitty.
Posted on 9/1/15 at 7:22 pm to Purple Spoon
quote:
I will never understand how the hell the largest city in LA and home of a major University cannot figure this crap out.
It is a true mystery to me.
dumb people in charge
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:12 am to monsterballads
So has it been determined that there will be 4 lanes of contraflow on Burbank? And that Bonnette just sent an incredibly shitty tweet?
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:23 am to Macintosh504
quote:
Half the people in the stadium leave at halftime anyway
But, not all of them leave the campus.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 8:39 am to PhiTiger1764
It looks like that's the case, but the 2015 Parking Updates doesn't explain it well either. Where does the contraflow stop? Can you turn off on lee, staring, etc? They need to explain it better.
Posted on 9/2/15 at 9:24 am to catholictigerfan
quote:
people will leave early because the game will be decided during the first quarter.
I agree, post-game traffic shouldn't be as awful as usual.
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