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Shocking: Some in Ascension Parish are actually trying to improve their road network.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:40 am
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:40 am
You'd never know by driving through it, but some folks apparently are trying to help fix that giant clusterf*ck. Learning this was such a shock to me that I thought I'd post it on the OT- both to share this surprise and to gauge the trashiness level of this roadwork.
Unfortunately none of that is really going to help resolve their traffic problems except for a few of the roundabouts.
Anyone know what a "safety widening" is? It sounds like they aren't actually fixing anything.
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Here are some of the 34 Move Ascension projects and their status:
C. Braud Road widening between La. 73 and Bluff Road in Prairieville: Construction bid awarded late last year.
La. 930/Henry Road roundabout in Prairieville: Construction bid awarded late last year.
Roddy Road widening between La. 935 and La. 621 northeast of Gonzales: Finishing utility relocation, next will be construction bids; clearing already finished.
Roddy Road widening between Airline Highway and La. 935 east of Gonzales: Close to bids for clearing along roadway path.
Roddy Road between Merritt Evans and Norwood roads in Galvez: In utility relocation; close to construction bids.
Henry Road widening between La. 73 and Tillotson Road in Prairieville: Expected to be advertised for clearing along roadway path early this year.
Germany Road widening between La. 44 and Airline Highway northwest of Gonzales, near Duplessis: Land purchases beginning after preliminary design completion.
Intersection improvements at Airline Highway and Germany Road near Duplessis: Utilities being moved; advertisement for construction bids expected.
Braud Road/Germany Road roundabout north of Gonzales: Finishing land acquisition and headed to utilities relocation.
Parish Road 929/Braud Road roundabout in Prairieville: Land acquisition underway.
La. 930 safety widening between La. 42 and Causey Road in Prairieville: Land purchases done; headed into utility relocation.
Parker Road/Parish Road 929 roundabout in Prairieville: Land purchases underway; expected to receive $1.5 million in federal safety money in fiscal 2021/2022.
Unfortunately none of that is really going to help resolve their traffic problems except for a few of the roundabouts.
Anyone know what a "safety widening" is? It sounds like they aren't actually fixing anything.
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Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:43 am to goofball
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"safety widening"
Probably adding shoulders.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:43 am to goofball
Can't wait for Whole Foods to open in Ascension Parish. 
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:43 am to goofball
I like the number of roundabouts coming. Wish there were more. AP has far too many inefficient 4 way stops
Henry Rd is much overdue
Henry Rd is much overdue
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:45 am to Boudreaux35
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"safety widening"
Probably adding shoulders.
I would assume it will help with the road side edge erosion we see all over the rural roads in AP
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:45 am to dewster
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Can't wait for Whole Foods to open in Ascension Parish.
No Thanks....Rouse's is more than good enough for me
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:46 am to goofball
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Ascension Parish are actually trying to improve their road network.
Hwy 42 says hi
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:48 am to 4WHLN
They probably need to widen Airline Highway and the state roads more than anything.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 10:58 am to goofball
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Anyone know what a "safety widening" is? It sounds like they aren't actually fixing anything.
The lanes on most of those roads are about 8' wide and there's a 5' drop straight down into the ditch with no shoulder. Anything wider with a shoulder or no ditch would be an improvement.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:00 am to goofball
Completion date : 2099
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:01 am to 4WHLN
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Hwy 42 says hi
How long have they been working on that?
4 years?
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:03 am to Tigeralum2008
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I like the number of roundabouts coming. Wish there were more. AP has far too many inefficient 4 way stops
You're assuming most people here actually understand how to navigate a roundabout.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:06 am to 4WHLN
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Hwy 42 says hi
Widening state roads with federal supplementing funds for sidewalks and drainage is exactly what AP needs. They should do exactly that to LA44 and a bunch of other roadways.
But FFS they have got to do it faster than the LA42 project. Seems like those 3 miles of roads have taken 7-8 years to design and build. Completely botched the execution of that project.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:06 am to upgrayedd
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How long have they been working on that?
4 years?
Construction maybe. Design was probably another couple of years on top of that.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:13 am to upgrayedd
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How long have they been working on that?
4 years?
Broke ground in 2014, we're going into year 7 to widen 3.5 miles of highway.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:16 am to upgrayedd
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How long have they been working on that?
4 years?
Longer than that. I moved from that area 4 years ago last September and they had started construction on 42 @ 73 intersection long before that. So Id say closet to 6 years.
I bet if you laid out the list of change orders for that project it would stretch longer than the actual project.
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:16 am to cyarrr
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Broke ground in 2014, we're going into year 7 to widen 3.5 miles of highway.
This state is beyond fricked
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:30 am to cyarrr
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Broke ground in 2014, we're going into year 7 to widen 3.5 miles of highway.
Bet I can guess who the contractor is (or maybe was).
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:33 am to upgrayedd
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Broke ground in 2014, we're going into year 7 to widen 3.5 miles of highway.
That's insane.
Who did they hire as the contractor? Two Baw's and a Shovel?
This post was edited on 1/15/21 at 11:35 am
Posted on 1/15/21 at 11:57 am to 4WHLN
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Hwy 42 days hi
Everyone’s aware that the construction on Hwy 42 is a state project and AP isn’t involved, right?
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