Three Roundabouts on LA30 in Gonzales Could Cost $29M

This should be fun to watch all the semi-trucks navigate.

Need to make LA30 controlled access "interstate" from south of LSU's campus to I-10 in Gonzales instead of spending money on this.

Then make LA1 controlled access from the new controlled access 415 connector to the new Mississippi River bridge in Plaquemine and you have your southern loop of Baton Rouge from I-10/415-Lobdell to I-10/LA30-Gonzales and a spur into Baton Rouge.

Wish we had some in EBR

I’m assuming this work will take place at the same time as I-10 in Baton Rouge going to 1 lane and LA-30 from LSU to St. Gabriel gets expanded to 4 lanes.

It needs to be done, but they better get moving on it before all the other work really gets going. I wouldn't count on it though.

It would be a good idea to just avoid the entire BR metro area for a long time.

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DOTD cited statistics showing roundabouts reduce fatalities by up to 90 percent and reduce injury crashes up to 76 percent.

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That roundabout at St. Landry would be a clusterfrick… cars leaving Tanger Blvd would have to go down to St. Landry and turn around to get on the interstate.

Hopefully they learned some lessons about grading and lighting from the ones at I-12 in Walker.

Is there a way to see how this $29M breaks out?

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.

That's not that much money

But the light stays at Tanger. Why?