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re: Lake Charles Toll Bridge approved
Posted on 1/31/24 at 11:21 am to tigerpawl
Posted on 1/31/24 at 11:21 am to tigerpawl
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Cully Frisard, CEO of Frisard's Trucking in Gramercy, told the committee the new rates, while lower, will cost his company at least $100,000 a year and up to $16 million throughout the 50-year tolling period.
"That cost will be passed on to my customer, which then will be passed to your constituents because I deliver the shoes you wear, the food you eat, the products you buy at the store," he said, questioning why lawmakers aren't considering refurbishing the bridge, with DOTD officials have said would cost between $200 million and $300 million for another couple decades
You can't put lipstick on this pig.
If they need to pass along the toll cost to customers, so be it. $12 allocated across everything the truck is carrying will be ok.
For a 7000 lb gas tanker, you are looking at an additional cost of... 2/10ths of a penny per gal.
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Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:19 pm to LSUFanHouston
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You can't put lipstick on this pig. If they need to pass along the toll cost to customers, so be it. $12 allocated across everything the truck is carrying will be ok. For a 7000 lb gas tanker, you are looking at an additional cost of... 2/10ths of a penny per gal.
Now do the costs of all the goods sitting in traffic because the existing bridge only has 4 lanes compared to 6 on the proposed new one. Also figure the cost of the extra maintenance needed to keep the 72 year old bridge from falling down because it is carrying 3 times the traffic load it was designed for.
This post was edited on 1/31/24 at 1:02 pm
Posted on 1/31/24 at 12:47 pm to LSUFanHouston
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That cost will be passed on to my customer, which then will be passed to your constituents because I deliver the shoes you wear, the food you eat, the products you buy at the store," he said, questioning why lawmakers aren't considering refurbishing the bridge, with DOTD officials have said would cost between $200 million and $300 million for another couple decades
That dude sounds like the farmers I know who use farm diesel in their f250s and then bitch about the state not having enough money to fix a rural road in middle of the sticks Louisiana.
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