re: Least Shocking News: DOTD Says LA1 Bridge Delayed 10-Months Due to Unexpected Settlement

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July 2027. So a while. You can see the work coming along in Golden Meadow.

They then want to build a twin bridge next to the whole span from Golden Meadow to Fourchon and make it 4 lanes but that’s probably a lifetime away.

They also want to extend 4 lanes of 3235 from Larose up to highway 90. So that it would be 4 lanes from highway 90 all the way to Fourchon. That would be nice as shite when it’s done but that’s decades away.

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I don't remember if the next goal of LA 1 is for the extension of 3235 to US 90 or the twin bridge to Fourchon.

I think connecting 3235 to US90/Future 49 is more important. The only issue with extending 3235 is how do you do it. DOTD left the room for a future bridge in Larose on the LA 1 side, but it does seem counter intutitive when you cross the Intracoastal then you have to build a second high level crossing over the Company Canal or Bayou Lafourche. An over pass like that will cost in the hundreds of millions to build.

One idea I heard floated was to build a twin overpass on the 308 side over the Intracoastal and use the abandoned railroad track rightaway to get to 90 quicker.

Heck I would take a nice straight 2 lane road with a decent shoulder and future rightaway for a 4 lane like 3127 between Larose and 90.

Some of those curves make me feel like I am driving in a video game. My favorite is on 308 near Lockport where their is an old bridge that has its guard rail constantly getting hit by 18 wheelers.