re: Iberville the most logical place for new Mississippi River bridge per study

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This is one of the biggest problems why nothing gets done in this fricking state. Every local mayor, rep, etc. all has their hand out and becomes an obstructionist when they don't get their way.

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This is why most states have Regional Transit Authorities that can tell these small town mayors to get fricked.

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Well no sh&t! Of course the logical place is near Dow, the largest employer on the West Bank, which just so happens to he equally inconvenient from both the Horace Wilkinson Bridge and the Sunshine Bridge.

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That's the obvious placement IMO.

Current options for DOTD:

a. Ignore new batch of elected officials requesting options for a new bridge.

b. Study new bridge AGAIN for new batch of elected officials.

Until the Legislature actually allocate funds specifically for a new bridge...those are the choices.

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the last study done by EBR firms found the northern loop going through EBR was the most logical

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Northern loop would do nothing to fix the clusterfrick that is LA 1 traffic south of the I-10 bridge

I think it's considered more logical because a higher percentage of vehicles would be heading east...
not south/east to New Orleans..

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The only solution is to close Washington st exit and reduce 110 lanes to allow two lanes from 10 to flow.

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Washington street exit needs to be moved from the outside lane of I-10 EB to the inside lane of I-110 SB since the powers that be are scared to piss off the local residents by completely removing this exit.

Move the exit a little north so it's the Terrace Street exit and that will eliminate the jackasses who cross 4 lanes of traffic to exit onto Washington in the middle of the I-10/I-110 merge.


And this is a waste of money and redundant since there are exits at government Street, highland, and dalrymple, but apparently closing Washington street is racist.

I'm sure its been asked already but how much did this study cost and how big of a kickback did BR's esteemed mayor get?

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The issue isn't necessarily people trying to exit on Washington,

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Oh it's an issue. Traffic on S/B I-110 trying to exit onto Washington does just as much damage to the flow of traffic as does the traffic coming off the bridge trying to continue E/B. It makes the choke point even worse

No way should there be a Washington street exit.

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HWY 30 was already scheduled to be expanded near I-10 in Geismar. One of the quickest options that would still use existing roads (while waiting for a doubtful loop to be built) would be to put a bridge crossing from White Castle/Bayou Goula to HWY 30.

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Please make this happen. The Plaquemine idea is good and would cut my drive to the camp in half. White Castle to HWY 30 would cut it even more.

Don't care. My camp isn't going anywhere. Just the potential gives me a boner.