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re: Planned I-10 widening will involve replacing elevated highway through Baton Rouge

Posted on 9/18/18 at 4:04 pm to
Posted by Scoop
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Member since Sep 2005
44583 posts
Posted on 9/18/18 at 4:04 pm to
It will take years, cost a king’s ransom and when it is all said and done, the traffic will be just as bad due to induced demand.

When more lanes are added, it brings more traffic from people that sought alternate, less convenient routes beforehand until the previous level of congestion is met again.

Basically, the new capacity will be filled by a new influx of traffic and congestion will not improve.
This post was edited on 9/18/18 at 4:12 pm
Posted by BurningHeart
Member since Jan 2017
9546 posts
Posted on 9/18/18 at 7:45 pm to
quote:

It will take years, cost a king’s ransom and when it is all said and done, the traffic will be just as bad due to induced demand. 

When more lanes are added, it brings more traffic from people that sought alternate, less convenient routes beforehand until the previous level of congestion is met again. 

Basically, the new capacity will be filled by a new influx of traffic and congestion will not improve



Posted by EST
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Member since Oct 2003
17876 posts
Posted on 9/18/18 at 8:35 pm to
quote:

Basically, the new capacity will be filled by a new influx of traffic and congestion will not improve


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