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re: Louisiana DOTD Megaprojects
Posted on 3/7/17 at 4:56 am to BengalBlood81
Posted on 3/7/17 at 4:56 am to BengalBlood81
They won't happen. This is all part of the sales pitch to get you to approve a huge increase in the gas tax. DOTD rolls out an " aggressive" list of projects for which they need funding. But none of this is going to happen. The state will take the money for healthcare (Medicare) expenses or something else. They've been doing this for decades. Why do you think there is billions in backlog work now? We've been paying taxes for this. The state just doesn't do anything.
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Posted on 3/7/17 at 5:23 am to tigerinthebueche
Exactly ^^^^^^
Why haven't they attempted any of this in the past 30 years? Just want you to approve their massive tax hikes. It's the carrot on a stick.
Why haven't they attempted any of this in the past 30 years? Just want you to approve their massive tax hikes. It's the carrot on a stick.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 8:41 am to tigerinthebueche
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his is all part of the sales pitch to get you to approve a huge increase in the gas tax. DOTD rolls out an " aggressive" list of projects for which they need funding. But none of this is going to happen.
I wouldn't say "nothing" will happen. Matter of fact, a 50+ million dollar I-10 interchange is already planned where Pecue passes over I-10. That's right, that 2 mile stretch of I10 between siegan and highland is getting an on-ramp/off-ramp. Now, let's forget about the absolute dire need for any improvements at LA-1 or Miss River bridge. The geniuses at LADOTD are going to instead waste $50+ million on an off ramp between 2 existing off ramps that lie within a mile of each other, and completely ignore the need for off ramps/interchanges past highland that feed directly into Prairieville. That's where all the traffic backs up. It backs up I10 East at highland road because people are trying to get to P'Ville. All this will do will cause the traffic to now stack up on Pecue, and Highland, and make Airline from Pecue to P'ville and even greater parking lot at 5 pm.
Posted on 3/7/17 at 9:12 am to tigerinthebueche
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They won't happen. This is all part of the sales pitch to get you to approve a huge increase in the gas tax. DOTD rolls out an " aggressive" list of projects for which they need funding. But none of this is going to happen. The state will take the money for healthcare (Medicare) expenses or something else. They've been doing this for decades. Why do you think there is billions in backlog work now? We've been paying taxes for this. The state just doesn't do anything.
The backlog happened because the money needed for road improvement was diverted to go elsewhere. You can thank Jindal for a good bit of that. Don't even get me started on the lack of money for road maintenance.
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