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re: BR receives fed grant to close Washington St exit
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:13 pm to Hammertime
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:13 pm to Hammertime
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80% of it will go towards nothing related to the exit
Just think of all the studies though.
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Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:16 pm to ell_13
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In 1968 it cost $46m ($320m today) to build the whole damn bridge. About half of this will end up in politians' pockets.
Have you seen the cost of concrete lately? Readymix is out of control expensive.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:16 pm to ProjectP2294
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80% of it will go towards nothing related to the exit Just think of all the studies though.
$60,000,000.00
Just think about that for a minute. Not to go all Poli Board on the OT but when the frick are we tax payers going to put an end to this bullshite?
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:17 pm to burgeman
"Graves' office said the money will be used to solve that situation, a reason traffic bottlenecks in the city."
It's not going to solve it, but it will help. You're still merging and then there is an exit right after you merge. Luckily I don't have to deal with BR problems often.
It's not going to solve it, but it will help. You're still merging and then there is an exit right after you merge. Luckily I don't have to deal with BR problems often.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:17 pm to burgeman
Sounds like that grant is racist. Also, $60 million allocated to a $350 million project won't get it off the ground, especially after the governor already stole the $250 million they allocated to us last time.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:18 pm to kingbob
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a $350 million project
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:25 pm to AbitaFan08
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Gary Chambers gonna be mad about this one.
He is to hung up on the shooting last night to worry about that. This is his latest post...
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Baton Rouge Police killed Alton Sterling. Eye witness said, "Police took gun out of Alton's pocket he never pulled a gun out." Video of witness account in the story. It may be time to take to the streets.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:25 pm to burgeman
How is getting rid of that exit going to do anything to improve traffic?
You're still going from two lanes to 1.
The only way to improve that would be to have the 2 lanes from the bridge stay 2 lanes, and the interstate be 4 lanes all the way to College.
You're still going from two lanes to 1.
The only way to improve that would be to have the 2 lanes from the bridge stay 2 lanes, and the interstate be 4 lanes all the way to College.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:26 pm to 34venture
quote:
It may be time to take to the streets.
Don't worry everyone, Gary won't make it past a mile.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:28 pm to 34venture
quote:Remember when the plan was to get off the streets?
It may be time to take to the streets.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:32 pm to ell_13
It should of never been put there in the first place. 
It will help some, but BR needs a by-pass.
It will help some, but BR needs a by-pass.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:34 pm to schwartzy
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I called this last week! LINK
Everyone has been "calling" it for the past 50 years.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:38 pm to Adam4848
LEFT SIDE EXIT!? Everybody know left hand exits are inferior to right hand exits. You white devil think we gonna settle for a LEFT HAND EXIT?
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:43 pm to ell_13
It would cost 350 million to add a lane from Washington Street to Acadian. Closing the exit really does nothing but move the bottleneck another 20-30'. In either configuration of those lanes, it's still 4 lanes going down to 3, whether it's the two lanes off the bridge being consolidated first or the two lanes from downtown, the bottleneck of only having 3 lanes in that stretch will still exist.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:47 pm to TeddyPadillac
quote:on behalf of the poster upgrayded, i'd like to offer you a seat on the board of a startup consulting firm called UpLink. we're not much yet, but we're the only 3 people on TD that realize closing the exit by itself does nothing.
How is getting rid of that exit going to do anything to improve traffic?
You're still going from two lanes to 1.
The only way to improve that would be to have the 2 lanes from the bridge stay 2 lanes, and the interstate be 4 lanes all the way to College.
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Closing the exit really does nothing but move the bottleneck another 20-30'. In either configuration of those lanes, it's still 4 lanes going down to 3
you're invited too, Bob
This post was edited on 7/5/16 at 2:49 pm
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:48 pm to UpToPar
The locals are gonna be up in arms that this will stifle a large portion of their income gained through carjacking lost motorists who get off an exit early or late.
On the upside, now they can play basketball, shoot dice, and aimlessly meander in the middle of the road without having to worry about as much traffic now.
On the upside, now they can play basketball, shoot dice, and aimlessly meander in the middle of the road without having to worry about as much traffic now.
This post was edited on 7/5/16 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:50 pm to kingbob
quote:So can we call this what it is? A political stunt that has a small chance of coming to fruition but it guarantees another $40m in studies.
it's still 4 lanes going down to 3, whether it's the two lanes off the bridge being consolidated first or the two lanes from downtown, the bottleneck of only having 3 lanes in that stretch will still exist.
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:55 pm to link
I accept. I knew my CM degree from LSU would come in handy
Posted on 7/5/16 at 2:57 pm to burgeman
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