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re: Why Do The Audubon & Gramercy Bridges Exist?
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:11 pm to LuckyTiger
Posted on 2/11/20 at 2:11 pm to LuckyTiger
I don't mind the Grammercy bridge, there are enough plants there to warrant access across the river for land for people to build homes and communities. It also provide a route north in case of hurricanes without having to funnel up I10 and Airline with every other baw coming out of New Orleans.
While there are a couple of plants around the Audubon, it doesn't really fulfill the evacuation aspect as in such a situation LA 1 and US 61 would end up being equally viable. It may even make things worse for the people on the west side as people going north on 61 might cross the river to see if LA 1 has less traffic (and since it's all 2-lane, it would jam up faster in such a scenario).
Not only that but the Audubon bridge was built when LADOTD knew full well another bridge was more needed for Baton Rouge.
While there are a couple of plants around the Audubon, it doesn't really fulfill the evacuation aspect as in such a situation LA 1 and US 61 would end up being equally viable. It may even make things worse for the people on the west side as people going north on 61 might cross the river to see if LA 1 has less traffic (and since it's all 2-lane, it would jam up faster in such a scenario).
Not only that but the Audubon bridge was built when LADOTD knew full well another bridge was more needed for Baton Rouge.
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Posted on 2/11/20 at 3:21 pm to Bard
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Not only that but the Audubon bridge was built when LADOTD knew full well another bridge was more needed for Baton Rouge.
LINK?
dude, no one was clamoring for a new bridge in the BR Metro when the AB was funded or built. The WTF moments all came after traffic in the metro area was so insufferable. But the AB was either under construction or damn near ready to start by then.
Moreover, every time the discussion about a new bridge, loop, or anything else comes up the local politicians all start arguing about where to put it. I've watched LP, IP, and WBR all shite on the idea of anything new cause its not routed where the politicians want it.
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It’s been tried before, almost a decade ago, when leaders set up an authority to pursue building a traffic loop around Baton Rouge. But the effort failed when they were unable to agree on proposed routes and where to locate the bridge
The Advocate 4/13/2018
They can't even get out of their own way to get a solution. And that doesn't even address all the other issues (like funding) that are in the way.
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