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re: Today's Advocate headline, "I-10 widening garners little enthusiasm"
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:32 am to TDsngumbo
Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:32 am to TDsngumbo
I don't care how much you hate Baton Rouge drivers or how bad you think they are. There are not enough lanes to adequately handle the capacity. That is a fact.
It is the only spot in the country where I-10 is one lane.
It is the only spot in the country where I-10 is one lane.
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Posted on 8/31/15 at 10:42 am to PhiTiger1764
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There are not enough lanes to adequately handle the capacity. That is a fact.
Regardless of how many lanes are added, the bridge is still what it is. All adding extra lanes would do is move the bottlenecks. Notice what happened after the construction project from Tinseltown to Essen. Traffic flows beautifully in that stretch but once it goes back to two lanes in each direction, bottlenecks begin. Bottlenecks went from that stretch to starting at Essen going toward Downtown and starting just after Seigen going toward Ascension. The bottlenecks are still there, they're just in different spots.
My point is that bottlenecks are going to happen no matter what. It's up to drivers as to how bad they get. If drivers would just drive efficiently, so many headaches would disappear.
This post was edited on 8/31/15 at 10:44 am
Posted on 8/31/15 at 1:24 pm to PhiTiger1764
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It is the only spot in the country where I-10 is one lane.
I still can't believe after all these years they haven't addressed this yet.
From Jacksonville, Fl to Los Angeles, CA...I-10 goes to one lane at only one point--Baton Rouge. All for that super important Washington St. exit.
Posted on 8/31/15 at 4:55 pm to PhiTiger1764
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It is the only spot in the country where I-10 is one lane.
At some point, the greater good has to come into play. What is good for the majority is an added lane off the bridge and I don't care what's in the way - you've got to go. Eminent domain....
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