Baton Rouge Travel Question

Yes 190 and old bridge are open thru Baton Rouge

E'ry thing be closed

Do not drive through south LA now

They are keeping the older federal roads open because they have less raised sections. Interstates are to hard to keep de-iced with our limited equipment.

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They are keeping the older federal roads open because they have less raised sections. Interstates are to hard to keep de-iced with our limited equipment.

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Bingo.

I-10 over the basin is a massive elevated section that ices over very quickly in just light snow events - and this was not a light snow event. There is 6-10 inches of snow on it now.

I kind of wish they'd have built it on a berm and then had a few 3-4 mile elevated sections. It would be easier to keep open in icy weather and MUCH cheaper to widen to 6 or 8 lanes (and that will be needed within 10 years).

I know it's basically a spillway, but US190 is mostly on a berm, within a ring levee area, or on smaller 3-4 mile long elevated sections that are easier to keep open. Not great for the environment, but that section of highway is reliably less volatile than I-10.

190 is the way to go, the old bridge is open. I think they’re required to keep at least one river crossing open. The ferry is another option if you don’t want to risk the bridge

Sorry but I should have said travel in a couple of weeks.

First week of Feb y'all shouldn't look like New Hampshire down there.

DOTD page shows the roads we actually salt. Hwy 190 is not ideal but it is passable. I was on it once directly behind the salt truck.

LINK

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Unless you’re traveling through Baton Rouge on a weekend or middle of the night, you’ll want to avoid the traffic at all costs.

Also, always check if there are any issues on the basin bridge before blindly going through there. Could add hours.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks... I can go north of BR and get south on a route farther down the road. I didn't realize BR traffic was so bad.

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in a couple of weeks.

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If its in the daytime, use waze to keep you updated when the daily basin bridge wreck happens then detour up to 190. it only adds a few minutes to the drive and there are some decent places to stop for snacks through there.