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Planned I-10 widening will involve replacing elevated highway through Baton Rouge
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:36 pm
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Though final plans for widening the roughly 3.5-mile stretch of interstate won’t be released for several months, what is known is that the project is massive, comprehensive and ambitious. Not only is the state planning to add a new lane in each direction of I-10, which will involve changing, closing and relocating several existing interchanges; it also intends to replace the entire elevated portion of the interstate.
Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson says the 60-year-old structure is nearing the end of its life and will need to be replaced within 15 years anyway, so it only makes sense to do it now while adding a third lane in each direction.
The work will be done in phases that are projected to take between five and seven years. The first phase will begin at the base of the Mississippi River Bridge and work east to the City Park Lakes. The second phase will involve replacing the highway over the lakes. The third phase will extend from the lakes over the Perkins Road Overpass neighborhood past S. Acadian Thruway to College Drive, and the final phase will tie in a flyover ramp from College Drive to the I-10/I-12 split.
“Folks hear seven years and think, ‘Gee, my business will be in a difficult environment for seven years,’” Wilson says. “In reality, it might be a year and a half, and it might only be a month or so that you hear and see structure being pulled away and things being brought in and out on the structure. … When you build bridges these days there are a lot of things you can do offsite, so it’s like putting together a jigsaw puzzle and is less invasive than you might think.”
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Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:37 pm to AA77
IT'LL NEVER BE READY ON TIME...
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:38 pm to AA77
I'll believe it when I see it
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:38 pm to AA77
a 7 year puzzle.
they need to do it big so that's good.
they need to do it big so that's good.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:39 pm to AA77
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The work will be done in phases that are projected to take between five and seven years.
So in Louisiana time that’ll be more like 18-25 years.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:40 pm to AA77
This was already acknowledged in the public meetings.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 1:52 pm to c on z
We will need to have a study completed on the time frame estimated.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:01 pm to AA77
This is going to be a clusterfrick of epic proportions.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:07 pm to AA77
Omg I’m so against widening I-10. It’ll hurt business. I love the traffic
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:12 pm to OKTGR580
I’m pro business myself, so I love traffic.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:17 pm to AA77
So those baws are out there right now adding a new exit before Washington and they're gonna tear it down in a few years?
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:18 pm to AA77
Ill check back in on this thread in 10 years and see how much is left
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:20 pm to AA77
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In reality, it might be a year and a half, and it might only be a month or so that you hear and see structure being pulled away and things being brought in and out on the structure
At least this guy has a sense of humor
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:21 pm to AA77
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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development Secretary Shawn Wilson says the 60-year-old structure is nearing the end of its life and will need to be replaced within 15 years anyway, so it only makes sense to do it now while adding a third lane in each direction.
"Let's tear everything down and rebuild what we needed twenty years ago. APPLAUD OUR INCOMPETENCE!"
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:21 pm to AA77
If this is the case then it won't be long before SWB and BR has this all fricked up.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:23 pm to AA77
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Planned I-10 widening will involve replacing elevated highway through Baton Rouge by AA77
It's needed. Infrastructure doesn't last forever.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:24 pm to AA77
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The work will be done in phases that are projected to take between five and seven years.
Posted on 9/18/18 at 2:25 pm to member12
Tell that to all the braws who get their hair cut at Troy’s.
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