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Baton Rouge - After accident, man jumps from I-10 to avoid being hit by car
Posted on 12/11/17 at 6:20 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 6:20 am
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Baton Rouge police: Man jumps off I-10 overpass after accident to avoid being hit by another car
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A man jumped off an overpass to avoid being hit while checking his car for damage after crashing into the barrier Saturday afternoon, said Baton Rouge police spokesman Sgt. L'Jean McKneely.
The man jumped off the I-10 West overpass near the I-110 split.
Depending on where he jumped, he's going to be in the hospital for a while. Would be nice if there were shoulders in that section.
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Posted on 12/11/17 at 6:24 am to member12
That sucks. That section, especially eastbound, has got to be one of the worst interstate designs in the country. How on earth should an interstate that spans California to Florida go to one lane by design at the base of a giant bridge?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 6:27 am to LSU Tigershark
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That sucks. That section, especially eastbound, has got to be one of the worst interstate designs in the country. How on earth should an interstate that spans California to Florida go to one lane by design at the base of a giant bridge?
That section hasn't been updated since it was built in 1962.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:16 am to member12
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That section hasn't been updated since it was built in 1962
The designer and his family should've been executed in 1960, then.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:38 am to member12
It should be noted that they tried to update that section but certain City Council members opined that eliminating the Washington St. exit was RACISS so they didn’t do it.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:45 am to member12
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That section hasn't been updated since it was built in 1962.
You willing to pay a higher gas tax to do such a thing?
If not, shut up.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:46 am to TigerstuckinMS
The guy that designed that has long since died. The Baton Rouge metro area has more than doubled in size since then. The nation's reliance on interstate trucking as grown ten fold.
It's a shitty design but a lot of people ignored it since then. It really should have been addressed 25 years ago.
It will cost about $300 million to widen the section between the bridge and College Drive, and that would have an immediate impact on regional traffic. The state claims not to have the money but still throws cash away on projects with much more local focus and far less greater impact. And they do it every year.
It's a shitty design but a lot of people ignored it since then. It really should have been addressed 25 years ago.
It will cost about $300 million to widen the section between the bridge and College Drive, and that would have an immediate impact on regional traffic. The state claims not to have the money but still throws cash away on projects with much more local focus and far less greater impact. And they do it every year.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 7:51 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:49 am to TigerstuckinMS
quote:Or made to flag traffic there for the rest of their lives.
The designer and his family should've been executed in 1960, then.
Grandpa was an stone-cold idiot, kids.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 7:53 am to LSU Tigershark
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That section, especially eastbound, has got to be one of the worst interstate designs in the country.
It's comical how this has been a problem for 40 years and NOTHING is ever done about it. It's like the state hates everyone that lives in the Baton Rouge area.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:05 am to member12
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A man jumped off an overpass to avoid being hit while checking his car for damage after crashing
I’ve put a lot of thought into how to handle this scenario as I drive the same route daily. The trick is to keep your eyes upstream. When you see the first sign of trouble hop up on the railing then jump over the offending car back onto the interstate.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 8:06 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:07 am to member12
Widening would already be underway had JBE not found a way to divert the money earmarked from Congress to instead widen the stretch of interstate between the end of the basin bridgr and the Opelousas exit.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:08 am to kingbob
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Widening would already be underway had JBE not found a way to divert the money earmarked from Congress to instead widen the stretch of interstate between the end of the basin bridgr and the Opelousas exit.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:10 am to magildachunks
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You willing to pay a higher gas tax to do such a thing
Where's all the Casino money going ?
Wasn't better schools and roads what they used as a platform to get them approved, then you drive through Shreveport.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:13 am to kingbob
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widen the stretch of interstate between the end of the basin bridgr and the Opelousas exit.
I don't get this at all. That area isn't a major problem. Kick back to Angelle perhaps?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:14 am to kingbob
Wait are you serious??? I mean I really can't believe that money was appropriated for this and then not spent. It is unfathomable that they would divert from that. I guess it's going to take the city/state/governor being sued for wrongful death to get this fixed.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:19 am to Adam Banks
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Wait are you serious??? I mean I really can't believe that money was appropriated for this and then not spent. It is unfathomable that they would divert from that. I guess it's going to take the city/state/governor being sued for wrongful death to get this fixed.
I had read that as well. I think Garrett Graves (R-Baton Rouge) had it written into a federal spending bill last year. The governor's office opted to widen a section in Breaux Bridge instead of correcting the I-10/I-110 interchange.
Pathetic.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 8:21 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:23 am to Adam Banks
I shite you not. The widening is already underway in that area. If there is one thing the entire legislature can agree on, it is f$&k BR.
And no, that area is never a problem. The only time there is traffic there is when there is an accident on the Basin Bridge which is NOT being widened or improved in any way under this plan. It’s a complete waste of money and only being done for political reasons.
My guess is it was done because Kil Holden and Garrett Graves were bragging about securing the money, and JBE didn’t want political rivals to get any credit.
And no, that area is never a problem. The only time there is traffic there is when there is an accident on the Basin Bridge which is NOT being widened or improved in any way under this plan. It’s a complete waste of money and only being done for political reasons.
My guess is it was done because Kil Holden and Garrett Graves were bragging about securing the money, and JBE didn’t want political rivals to get any credit.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 8:25 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:24 am to kingbob
quote:bull shite
Widening would already be underway had JBE not found a way to divert the money earmarked from Congress to instead widen the stretch of interstate between the end of the basin bridgr and the Opelousas exit.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:26 am to kingbob
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I shite you not. The widening is already underway in that area. If there is one thing the entire legislature can agree on, it is f$&k BR.
And no, that area is never a problem. The only time there is traffic there is when there is an accident on the Basin Bridge which is NOT being widened or improved in any way under this plan. It’s a complete waste of money and only being done for political reasons.
The area in Breaux Bridge can use new pavement, but them ignoring Baton Rouge for federal dollars earmarked for Baton Rouge by a congressman from Baton Rouge is typical JBE bullshite.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 8:27 am
Posted on 12/11/17 at 8:27 am to kingbob
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My guess is it was done because Kil Holden and Garrett Graves were bragging about securing the money, and JBE didn’t want political rivals to get any credit.
fricking JBE.
This post was edited on 12/12/17 at 12:45 pm
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