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re: Three Roundabouts on LA30 in Gonzales Could Cost $29M
Posted on 3/10/23 at 4:42 pm to PhiTiger1764
Posted on 3/10/23 at 4:42 pm to PhiTiger1764
Why do they paint solid white lines and zones between the two lanes?
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Posted on 3/10/23 at 4:46 pm to fightin tigers
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Why do they paint solid white lines and zones between the two lanes?
That’s for cars.
Large 18 wheelers have a large turn radius. If the trucks are in the inside lane, they have the raised interior concrete island to overtrack on. If they are in the outside lane, they’re going to overtrack a little bit on the inside.
It doesn’t make sense to design two full lanes for 18 wheelers. The circles would be comically large.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 4:48 pm to lnomm34
Is there a way to see how this $29M breaks out?
Posted on 3/10/23 at 4:53 pm to lnomm34
Posted on 3/10/23 at 5:06 pm to PhiTiger1764
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That’s for cars.
Right, that's why it will be fun to watch semis traverse these. Probably 1/3 of traffic getting off on those exits are larger trucks.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 5:06 pm to meangene323
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They will be fine for the 18 wheelers and work a whole lot better that all those closely spaced traffic signals.
Whoa, whoa whoa. You seem to know what you're talking about, you're not biatching and are rational. Shouldn't you be reading a book or watching c-span.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 6:18 pm to The Boat
The biggest problem with Hwy 30is pipelines
Expensive as fuvk to move em all
Expensive as fuvk to move em all
Posted on 3/10/23 at 7:38 pm to lnomm34
I'm amazed how they say it'll reduce traffic problems and reduce the speed of vehicles causing less wrecks. The problem is it also slows traffic down so much that you have problems entering the road bc the slowed down traffic made it harder to find a spot to sneak in.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 8:20 pm to kingbob
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Are these roundabouts wide enough for 18-wheelers to easily navigate them?
If it’s anything like the shite they built in Covington it will be originally designed to fit 18-wheelers correctly then DOTD will say the projects too expensive so they’ll half arse it and make it a mess.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 9:18 pm to lnomm34
quote:And then only another $29M to teach the boomer rednecks how to use them!
Three Roundabouts on LA30 in Gonzales Could Cost $29M
Posted on 3/10/23 at 9:40 pm to 6R12
First of all, If the fine people of Walker can figure it out, half assed anyways, then ascension bumkins can too.
It may slow things down but it will also increase volume moving in and out of those intersections. That was the long way of saying it will be more efficient.
It may slow things down but it will also increase volume moving in and out of those intersections. That was the long way of saying it will be more efficient.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 9:55 pm to lnomm34
That's not that much money
Posted on 3/10/23 at 11:01 pm to BillyMadison
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Making it 4 lanes from geismar all the way into lsu would be nice
Why would be nicer is if they would decide to not cram every square inch of real estate available on Hwy 30 with fast food restaurants, strip malls, mattress stores, pharmacies, shopping malls, tire stores, industrial service providers, daiquiri shops, hotels,….. well, you get the idea.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 11:24 pm to lnomm34
I watched 2 roundabouts happen in a month time frame in Fort Lauderdale. There wasn’t a stop sign before, it was just a straight road. I guess my taxes go to something, I dunno.
Posted on 3/10/23 at 11:31 pm to ThatMakesSense
The Chalmette baw on my Waze app not going to be happy, he always catches an attitude when we have to navigate a roundabout:
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In a quarter of a mile, at the rooouundabout …, go straight
This post was edited on 3/10/23 at 11:32 pm
Posted on 3/10/23 at 11:31 pm to lnomm34
But the light stays at Tanger. Why?
Posted on 3/11/23 at 1:19 am to fightin tigers
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This should be fun to watch all the semi-trucks navigate.
True that. The whole area is fricked. Plant crew change and weekend traffic suck. Ascension traffic sucks for that matter. Can't wait to see it in my rear view mirror.
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