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Essen Lane shut down on Friday 7/18
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:57 am
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:57 am
Saw a road sign on Perkins today giving the warning that the road will be closed on a fricking Friday - any idea why DOT would wait until the worst traffic day of the week in BR to shut down a busy street like that? I'm hoping to hear something important like magma is surfacing or there's a nuclear bomb under the pavement that could go off, but I'm sure it's for something stupid like changing a light bulb on the 50 red lights in that 2 mile stretch.
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Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:59 am to Zantrix
Posted on 7/14/14 at 10:59 am to Zantrix
I know they are adding another lane so it will be 3 lanes in each direction with a turn lane. Probably has something to do with that.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:00 am to Zantrix
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any idea why DOT would wait until the worst traffic day of the week in BR to shut down a busy street like that?
That's my birthday. I rented out the whole street for a block party for me and 11 friends. Sorry for partying.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:00 am to Zantrix
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I'm sure it's for something stupid like changing a light bulb on the 50 red lights in that 2 mile stretch.
It is to reconstruct a railroad crossing.
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 11:01 am
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:00 am to Zantrix
The ENTIRE city will be a complete clusterfrick.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:00 am to Zantrix
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Saw a road sign on Perkins today giving the warning that the road will be closed on a fricking Friday - any idea why DOT would wait until the worst traffic day of the week in BR to shut down a busy street like that? I'm hoping to hear something important like magma is surfacing or there's a nuclear bomb under the pavement that could go off, but I'm sure it's for something stupid like changing a light bulb on the 50 red lights in that 2 mile stretch.
I saw this as well. Any details as to how much of Essen is closed? I work in the United Plaza area so this concerns me greatly.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:01 am to Zantrix
Im fairly certain they are adding a lane/widening Essen. Prepare your anus for years of construction traffic... not just this Friday.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:01 am to kingbob
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I saw this as well. Any details as to how much of Essen is closed? I work in the United Plaza area so this concerns me greatly.
Motorists are suggested to use the following detours during the closure:
Drivers south of the closure traveling north on Essen Lane should take Perkins Road to Bluebonnet Boulevard to detour around the closure.
I-10 eastbound drivers should exit at Acadian Thruway then travel east on Perkins Road to Essen Lane.
I-10 westbound traffic should exit at Bluebonnet Boulevard, travel south to Perkins Road, then west to Essen Lane.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:02 am to Zantrix
Maybe it's a project that can't be completed in one day, so instead of shutting it down for 3 work days, they're only shutting it down one work day and two weekend days.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:02 am to kingbob
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I work in the United Plaza area so this concerns me greatly.
I work on Bluebonnet and I know that shutting down essen is going to completely clog bluebonnet all day. Absolutely retarded to do that on a Friday.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:07 am to Tactical1
So it's only going to be closed between Perkins and I-10 to fix the railroad crossing? Just for that Friday?
This post was edited on 7/14/14 at 11:08 am
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:10 am to LNCHBOX
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Maybe it's a project that can't be completed in one day, so instead of shutting it down for 3 work days, they're only shutting it down one work day and two weekend days.
Get out of here with that logic.
BATON ROUGE, La. – Today, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development announced that Essen Lane will be closed at the railroad crossing south of Interstate 10 starting Friday, July 18 at 9 p.m. through Monday, July 21 at 5 a.m. The weekend-long closure will allow crews from the Kansas City Southern Railway to reconstruct the Essen Lane railroad crossing.
Motorists are suggested to use the following detours during the closure:
Drivers south of the closure traveling north on Essen Lane should take Perkins Road to Bluebonnet Boulevard to detour around the closure.
I-10 eastbound drivers should exit at Acadian Thruway then travel east on Perkins Road to Essen Lane.
I-10 westbound traffic should exit at Bluebonnet Boulevard, travel south to Perkins Road, then west to Essen Lane.
For more information, please visit www.dotd.la.gov, email dotdcs@la.gov, or call DOTD’s Customer Service Center at (225) 379-1232 or 1-877-4LADOTD (1-877-452-3683). Business hours are 7:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Motorists can also access up-to-date travel information by dialing 511 or by visiting www.511la.org. Out of-state travelers can call 1-888-ROAD-511 (1-888-762-3511).
Additionally, motorists can utilize the new “Way to Geaux” application to receive real-time, around the clock travel alerts. The hands-free, eyes-free smartphone application can be downloaded on any iPhone or Android device by visiting either the iTunes App Store, or Google Play.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:15 am to PhiTiger1764
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:15 am to PhiTiger1764
So it won't even be closed during business hours.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:17 am to PhiTiger1764
It'll never be finished in time.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:17 am to Zantrix
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It'll never be finished in time.
I bet you feel mighty silly right meow.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:21 am to PhiTiger1764
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starting Friday, July 18 at 9 p.m. through Monday, July 21 at 5 a.m.
OP needs to edit.
Posted on 7/14/14 at 11:26 am to wadewilson
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So it won't even be closed during business hours.
If it does run over into later Monday morning, Picardy will turn into a nice parking lot.
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