re: Does the proposed infrastructure project in Baton Rouge go far enough?

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I also see the pols want a huge some for "enhancements" (code name for slush fund) and for traffic synchronization which we have already been promised, but not delivered. This is another grab bag of money to funnel to some engineering firm, consultants and campaign donors.

We need to vote down any plan that creates these large flush funds, we need to have a review of GL1 as to what's left to go there, and we need to see if we can get federal dollars to do more of this work.

The devil is in the details.

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This. Roads are one of the few things that all citizens agree they want improved, so politicians hold them hostage in order to convince taxpayers to hand over more of their money.

so are these all "shovel ready" projects? prog filth likes to use those terms when wasting money and doing nothing

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$35 million for capacity and turning improvements on Lee Drive from Highland Road to Perkins Road (continuous Center turn lane and sidewalks).

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I can see jackasses flying down the continuous turn lane to get ahead of everyone and then probably killing someone.

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couldn't this be said about any road in the city with a turning lane? I can "see" plenty of scenarios being possible on any road

They will drag out the project and beg for more money.

Getting Pecue 4-laned with an interchange should really help to improve traffic on Siegen and around Perkins @ Highland and I-10.

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$35 million for capacity and turning improvements on Lee Drive from Highland Road to Perkins Road (continuous Center turn lane and sidewalks

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needs to be 6 laned

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That's 88 million to widen roads through Central thanks to Livingston Parrish residents.

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Yikes.

Maybe they can build a shopping area in Central to capture some of those sales taxes?

The Central Thruway combined with Hooper, Sullivan, and Magnolia Bridge Road is pretty much every major route in Central. I’d hope that Livingston eventually widens some of their routes too.

I imagine there is an indirect benefit for EBR that at least some of Livingston’s inevitable sprawl occurs on the northern part of the parish as opposed to farther and farther down I-12. Not sure if that’s worth $88 million, but the traffic problems created by those commuters are definitely being felt by EBR (Central) residents too.

I’d like to see a bridge crossing at Hooper Road eventually.

ETA: they are trying to time the lights on Greenwell Sprints and Choctaw in the city too. If so, that could be a good alternate route to I-12 or 190, and that probably makes the upgrades to roads in Central more justified.

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And I suspect the majority of those complaining seldom use Government Street

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I don’t wanna get shot

The Pecue interchange will also connect Woman's Hospital with the other hospitals.

They cleared the land and built a big laydown area months ago. It looked like it was moving forward, but everything stopped. I haven't seen a worker out there in 6 months and grass has grown back on the cleared area.

Siegen should be reengineered. Left turns permitted only in certain places. Right turn lanes cut in, etc.

It was terribly designed.