It’s such a shame (Louisiana driving related)

Go back to Arkansas

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Build the loop

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I20 to I55 is the loop baw.

That’s your fault for thinking that the smartest route from Shreveport to NOLA was through Baton Rouge. You should have went to 55

You’re better off looping all the way around through Mississippi than going through BR

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Seriously, what is the traffic problem? A city the size of Baton Rouge shouldn't have chronic traffic issues.

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The city is bordered by the Mississippi River to the west and one of the busiest interstates in the South, (I-10) which runs from Jacksonville to Los Angeles, that funnels all of its traffic right through the middle of the city.

It goes down to one lane coming across the Mississippi and it costs close to a billion dollars to build another bridge across it, not to mention the infrastructure and land costs needed to build the other road infrastructure and acquire the land to connect it somewhere else.

And this is a federal interstate Hwy so it is not all a local taxpayer issue. It affects regional traffic from Houston, New Orleans and all over the Gulf Coast.

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I20 to I55 is the loop baw.

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You could also use the Southern loop.

I49 and US 90.

You may have a few stop lights, but it is easier than sitting in BTR traffic.

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I49 and US 90.

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I will never understand why people go through BR vs taking this route.