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re: Sorry Baton Rouge: Lake Charles gets a new river bridge first, DOTD officials say
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:01 am to SPEEDY
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:01 am to SPEEDY
I’ve seen the drawings. It will be built just north of the existing bridge and the really nice thing will be the off ramp leading to westlake will go over the tracks. This way people going to work won’t have to sit waiting for rail cars to be moved like they do now.
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Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:02 am to Tarps99
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I understand that these studies need to be done, but there has to be a faster way from design, acceptance, financing, and construction.
Jesus. They’ve been doing environmental studies around the bridge for years now. I understand what they’re up against, but what’s the hold up on the findings? It’s inexcusable not having the info right now after the work has been done. Now they want to do MORE environmental testing when they’ve could have been doing it since the last set of tests were completed two years ago ?
This post was edited on 12/19/20 at 7:03 am
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:04 am to Prominentwon
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The study and panels have been done
This is the green light to start pursuing bids to begin construction.
Damn, 210 reopened what? Less than a year ago? This is going to be an absolute shite show. Hope they have the work just West of the Eastbound 210 split done by the time the bridge is closed.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:07 am to AmosMosesAndTwins
Who says they’re closing the old bridge?
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:08 am to AmosMosesAndTwins
Honestly can’t see feds allowing it to be closed , 210 can’t handle the traffic. Only need one idiot to cause a huge traffic issue with no way to cross river.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:13 am to roguetiger15
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Who says they’re closing the old bridge?
I’m just assuming. Don’t know where they’d put the new one with the old in place. You have the train tracks to the North and Pile Debris to the South. Seems like a reroute that significant would present serious traffic flow issues.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:14 am to AmosMosesAndTwins
I think the plan is to keep the old one closed and build the new one just to the north. There will be off ramps over the railroad tracks in Westlake
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:15 am to AmosMosesAndTwins
There’s plenty of room to the north. From the drawings I’ve seen the discussions I’ve heard the plan is just north of the old bridge. This would be the most feasible and makes sense logistically. As of now there isn’t any plans to close the old bridge during construction
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:16 am to Prominentwon
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There will be off ramps over the railroad tracks in Westlake
Westlake people no longer have a standing excuse to be late for work.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 7:48 am to BurningHeart
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This guy knows his bridges
Me too. Lloyd, Beau, Todd, Leon, Mikal, Jeff...
Posted on 12/19/20 at 8:11 am to Prominentwon
quote:The state needs to get out of its own way and clear a path for the Private Partner. Monitor their progress closely with checking and verification, but get out of the GD way!
I understand that these studies need to be done, but there has to be a faster way from design, acceptance, financing, and construction.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 8:27 am to SPEEDY
Isn't the Lake Charles bridge literally falling down lol. I'm sure building a bridge over the Callcaseieu River is more feasible than the Miss. River, but that's just a guess. LC has a loop as well right? Maybe being rewarded for good forethought.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:04 am to SPEEDY
BR isn't a bridge problem, its a glow problem once exiting the east side of bridge.
Its so simple...do whatever it takes for traffic to go straight coming off bridge if they have no intention of stopping in BR.
It can meet back up at the 10/12 split
Problem solved
Its so simple...do whatever it takes for traffic to go straight coming off bridge if they have no intention of stopping in BR.
It can meet back up at the 10/12 split
Problem solved
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:21 am to the LSUSaint
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BR isn't a bridge problem, its a glow problem once exiting the east side of bridge.
Its so simple...do whatever it takes for traffic to go straight coming off bridge if they have no intention of stopping in BR.
It can meet back up at the 10/12 split
Problem solved
That's not a bad idea, just redo the split with some elevated entrances and exits and build an extension going straight off the bridge and loop into the split. That could definitely help if done correctly. Atleast it would free up traffic between the bridge and split and might help College drive a bit.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:33 am to BorrisMart
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Isn't the Lake Charles bridge literally falling down
It’s inspected annually and sometimes more than that. If it was falling down like Facebook said it is, it’d been closed a long time ago.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:37 am to the LSUSaint
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its a glow problem once exiting the east side of bridge
When will the Washington St. exit close?
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:42 am to BHM
quote:Pont des Mouton
I wish Lafayette had a bridge.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 9:53 am to BorrisMart
The bridge isn’t falling down. It has such bad grades bc there’s literally no safety aspects such as lighting, median, shoulder and the grade angle is steeper than usual. The biggest worry is the fact that it was not built to endure the amount of constant weight that it takes on.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 10:07 am to roguetiger15
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The bridge isn’t falling down. It has such bad grades bc there’s literally no safety aspects such as lighting, median, shoulder and the grade angle is steeper than usual. The biggest worry is the fact that it was not built to endure the amount of constant weight that it takes on.
Yeh idk, I just googled it and it was rated as one of the unsafer bridges in the U.S>., after an engineer uncle was rambling on about it a year or so ago. I never drive through LC though. The guns are pretty cool on it, but Civil War muuuhh cancelled.
Posted on 12/19/20 at 10:18 am to BorrisMart
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and it was rated as one of the unsafer bridges in the U.S
yeah b/c of the ancillary issues (median, shoulder, grade, etc.) but that's spun into social media panic about the potential for collapse
they just reinforced the hell out of the i10 bridge b/c of the increased traffic during the 210 work last year. it's integrity is inspected constantly
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