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Will I-49 south ever get built?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:55 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:55 pm
Drove US 90 from Lafayette to New Orleans. It's a LOT better than it used to be. Many of the overpasses between Laf and Morgan City are done.
Problems are going to be inner city Lafayette (obviously), Patterson, and everything from Des Allemands to the westbank expressway. They may just want to veer off and build an elevated expressway through the swamp south of the present corridor.
Problems are going to be inner city Lafayette (obviously), Patterson, and everything from Des Allemands to the westbank expressway. They may just want to veer off and build an elevated expressway through the swamp south of the present corridor.
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Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:57 pm to Slippy
I-49 through Shreveport to Arkansas is in progress. 
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:57 pm to Slippy
The new Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, One Acadiana, has made this priority #1 and there is allegedly a lot of headway being made.
Of course, government projects have never had a reputation of moving quickly here, so who knows, but I believe strongly in One Acadiana and the work they're doing.
Of course, government projects have never had a reputation of moving quickly here, so who knows, but I believe strongly in One Acadiana and the work they're doing.
This post was edited on 8/27/15 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:58 pm to Slippy
Within 3 years of a gas tax increase. And that tax will come in with the new governor
This post was edited on 8/27/15 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 9:00 pm to Slippy
"Pray for me, I drive on Hwy 90"was a common bumper sticker when I was a child 40 years ago, it is still relevant today.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 9:00 pm to Slippy
Those "Future I49" signs are comical at this point.
This can be done. You simply need to bypass the cities . Go around Patterson and Bayou Vista . Go around Lafayette to the east. Go around Desalminds (sp?) to the north
Oh well, I guess we got something. It's better than nothing I guess. .
This can be done. You simply need to bypass the cities . Go around Patterson and Bayou Vista . Go around Lafayette to the east. Go around Desalminds (sp?) to the north
Oh well, I guess we got something. It's better than nothing I guess. .
Posted on 8/27/15 at 9:07 pm to Slippy
I've taken both routes from NOLA to Lafayette, 90, and I10 numerous times. As far as I'm concerned they take the same amount of time, and to me, the stress level is a lot lower on 90.
With that being said, 90 between Raceland and Morgan City is pretty much already interstate, so that's a pretty good chunk. And yeah, the part south out of Lafayette is going to be the tough part.
I think the next part they ought to bring up to interstate standards is from Raceland tying into 310 in Boutte.
With that being said, 90 between Raceland and Morgan City is pretty much already interstate, so that's a pretty good chunk. And yeah, the part south out of Lafayette is going to be the tough part.
I think the next part they ought to bring up to interstate standards is from Raceland tying into 310 in Boutte.
This post was edited on 8/27/15 at 9:10 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 9:10 pm to Slippy
Its next in line after they finish the BR loop
Posted on 8/27/15 at 10:19 pm to Slippy
I hope not. Traffic from Opelousas to Shreveport will be OOC.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 10:19 pm to Slippy
No
Posted on 8/27/15 at 11:43 pm to Slippy
quote:
Will I-49 south ever get built?
Umm...2017 apparently.
quote:
Planned improvements include:
Widening U.S. 90 to six travel lanes.
Elevating the U.S. 90 travel lanes above Albertson Parkway to create a grade-separated intersection.
Constructing a new, wider BNSF railway overpass.
Reconstructing the north and southbound service roads adjacent to U.S. 90.
This is a $57.1 project that is scheduled for completion in mid-2017.
GeauxSouth49
Posted on 8/28/15 at 8:43 am to Slippy
I LOL when I see the Future I-49 Corridor sign by me.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 9:00 am to Slippy
Replacing 90 through the heart of Lafayette is a terrible idea. Keep the existing roadway and take 49 over to Breaux Bridge, head south over Lake Martin and reconnect with the existing 90 at Broussard. Boom. Semi loop created.
Posted on 8/28/15 at 9:03 am to Slippy
I treat it like an interstate now, so it doesn't matter to me either way. Speed like hell on my way through the middle of nowhere
This post was edited on 8/28/15 at 9:04 am
Posted on 8/28/15 at 9:09 am to Slippy
The I-49 Connector is the project inside Lafayette that is in design now. It will connect US 90 by the Lafayette Airport to I-49 at I-10.
The State has a ton of projects that will keep upgrading US 90 from south of Lafayette all the way to downtown New Orleans.
There are talks of decommissioning a portion of I-10 in Nola from the I-10/I-610 split to where I-10 and I-610 come back together. Under this plan, I-610 will be renamed I-10 and that piece of I-10 along Claiborne will be taken down and Claiborne will be widened.
Anyway, that's beside the point. There is a push to get I-49 South done. It's just that the State doesn't have the money to do it all at once. Not until someone comes along and and makes it the highest priority. We need new infrastructure in the worst way.
The State has a ton of projects that will keep upgrading US 90 from south of Lafayette all the way to downtown New Orleans.
There are talks of decommissioning a portion of I-10 in Nola from the I-10/I-610 split to where I-10 and I-610 come back together. Under this plan, I-610 will be renamed I-10 and that piece of I-10 along Claiborne will be taken down and Claiborne will be widened.
Anyway, that's beside the point. There is a push to get I-49 South done. It's just that the State doesn't have the money to do it all at once. Not until someone comes along and and makes it the highest priority. We need new infrastructure in the worst way.
This post was edited on 8/28/15 at 9:11 am
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