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re: BR traffic today was an assraping. When will it be time?
Posted on 7/22/17 at 6:30 pm to EmperorGout
Posted on 7/22/17 at 6:30 pm to EmperorGout
Been living in BR since 3rd grade. I would say we halfway kept up until Katrina. Improvements before then made a difference and things were getting better. Been downhill since then no matter how much money they throw at it.
With regards to tax increases. Last I checked taxes on anything haven't gone down. If the system is mismanaging the money they have already is it a guarantee more money will fix it?
Seems like they spend more on studies than anything...
A short example of the mismanagement;
My 20 year old subdivision in BR is getting new streets. The asphalt does need an overlay and there are some sub grade failures and sidewalk failures that need repair.
-They have spent 3+ months tearing out EVERY sidewalk corner to make it handicap/blind capable (with the bumps in the transition). I have yet to see a blind person or person in a wheelchair trying to navigate the sidewalks. The existing rollover curb was fine for occasional handicap use.
-They have torn out perfectly good sections of curb/gutter for no reason.
-They are planning to mill out and replace all paving instead of just repairing the sub grade failures and doing an overlay.
This is just in one small 180 house subdivision. With inefficiency like this there is no amount of money that will fix the problem.
With regards to tax increases. Last I checked taxes on anything haven't gone down. If the system is mismanaging the money they have already is it a guarantee more money will fix it?
Seems like they spend more on studies than anything...
A short example of the mismanagement;
My 20 year old subdivision in BR is getting new streets. The asphalt does need an overlay and there are some sub grade failures and sidewalk failures that need repair.
-They have spent 3+ months tearing out EVERY sidewalk corner to make it handicap/blind capable (with the bumps in the transition). I have yet to see a blind person or person in a wheelchair trying to navigate the sidewalks. The existing rollover curb was fine for occasional handicap use.
-They have torn out perfectly good sections of curb/gutter for no reason.
-They are planning to mill out and replace all paving instead of just repairing the sub grade failures and doing an overlay.
This is just in one small 180 house subdivision. With inefficiency like this there is no amount of money that will fix the problem.
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Posted on 7/22/17 at 6:41 pm to AndyCBR
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Been living in BR since 3rd grade. I would say we halfway kept up until Katrina. Improvements before then made a difference and things were getting better.
Not really, at least as far as the interstate system is concerned. I've been in BR since '92 and even then the new bridge backed up past 415 at least 2 times a week. Now it's every fricking day. Politicians talk a big game but they don't give a rat's arse about traffic, unless they are trying to pass a tax that they know will partially line their pockets and pockets of friends and families that get the bids or studies to fix things. I love this State mainly because of friends and family, but our infrastructure is laughable.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 7:13 pm to AndyCBR
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. I would say we halfway kept up until Katrina. Improvements before then made a difference and things were getting better. Been downhill since then no matter how much money they throw at it.
Totally agree.
Posted on 7/22/17 at 10:20 pm to AndyCBR
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Been living in BR since 3rd grade. I would say we halfway kept up until Katrina. Improvements before then made a difference and things were getting better. Been downhill since then no matter how much money they throw at it.
I left Baton Rouge long before Katrina and I can assure you that you are mistaken
Posted on 7/23/17 at 9:11 am to AndyCBR
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A short example of the mismanagement;
My 20 year old subdivision in BR is getting new streets. The asphalt does need an overlay and there are some sub grade failures and sidewalk failures that need repair.
-They have spent 3+ months tearing out EVERY sidewalk corner to make it handicap/blind capable (with the bumps in the transition). I have yet to see a blind person or person in a wheelchair trying to navigate the sidewalks. The existing rollover curb was fine for occasional handicap use.
-They have torn out perfectly good sections of curb/gutter for no reason.
-They are planning to mill out and replace all paving instead of just repairing the sub grade failures and doing an overlay.
This is just in one small 180 house subdivision. With inefficiency like this there is no amount of money that will fix the problem.
The corners are required to be handicap accessible by ADA the Federal Government, not your local municipality. Curb and gutter replacement that you might think is good have subsurface failure as does the complete roadbed. This is why your streets are being replaced and repaired - properly I might add.
If a simple overlay is done you would be posting here in two years complaining about the shitty job that the contractor did.
Be glad your tax money is actually being spent for your benefit.
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