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DOTD changes up I-10 widening project. Less pain(?), more expense, more time.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:55 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 2:55 pm
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state officials say they're tweaking the plan to add an extra westbound lane approaching the Mississippi River Bridge. The add-on will also mean extending the project by about a year.
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The switch-up is expected to cost $50 million and will delay year-long lane closures between the split 10/110 split and Acadian Thruway, originally slated for early 2024, by another year.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:03 pm to titmouse
quote:good thing weather has never been a problem here in Louisiana
Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023 and is estimated to be completed in 2028, weather permitting.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:06 pm to crewdepoo
What else would you have them say?
FWIW a standard amount of weather days are built into the contract time
FWIW a standard amount of weather days are built into the contract time
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:32 pm to titmouse
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add an extra westbound lane approaching the Mississippi River Bridge.
I like how they’re making it easier for all of us to leave this place. Very altruistic of them tbh
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 3:59 pm to titmouse
it was stupid of them to think cutting down westbound I10 to one lane at the foot of the bridge wouldn't be a problem.
Westbound traffic through the entirety of Baton Rouge would be backed up every day.
Westbound traffic through the entirety of Baton Rouge would be backed up every day.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:01 pm to titmouse
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DOTD changes up I-10 widening project. Less pain(?), more expense, more time

Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:02 pm to titmouse
frick that.
I’ll be taking the loop
ETA: Obligatory “it will never be ready in time”
I’ll be taking the loop
ETA: Obligatory “it will never be ready in time”
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 4:03 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:24 pm to titmouse
quote:does this include studies?
The switch-up is expected to cost $50 million
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:29 pm to titmouse
I'll have enough time to GTF out of here before they frick it up if the keep this up.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:36 pm to armsdealer
I won't really have to drive that area too often when my youngest starts driving in a few months, but I'm sure it will make the whole city a parking lot.
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:40 pm to titmouse
I encourage them to add more lanes.
I figured construction would suck either way. But for the hell we go through we should see a major improvement.
So more lanes is good news to me.
I figured construction would suck either way. But for the hell we go through we should see a major improvement.
So more lanes is good news to me.
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 4:42 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:40 pm to titmouse
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DOTD changes up I-10 widening project. Less pain(?), more expense, more time.
I'm currently looking to buy a home and buying one that provides multiple routes around that clusterfrick is at the top of my wishlist.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:49 pm to crewdepoo
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Construction is scheduled to begin in 2023 and is estimated to be completed in 2028, weather permitting.
It was supposed to start at the end of 2022. Dates are useless lol
Posted on 1/30/23 at 4:54 pm to titmouse
Baton Rouge is dumb fr
No cap
No cap
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:06 pm to titmouse
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more expense, more time
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:16 pm to titmouse
So lane closures were originally scheduled to last a year but now two? Whoever wrote this article was not clear in many areas.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:44 pm to TheAstroTiger
I don’t get it. The traffic always backs up Eastbound. Almost never Westbound. Of course, Westbound never comes down to 1 lane normally but the Eastbound traffic is going to extend to Texas. I work in Brusly but live in EBR. I don’t see how this is going to be feasible for me for 2+ (?) years.
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 5:45 pm
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:46 pm to titmouse
More expense, more time, but No more studies?
Me has the sads.
Me has the sads.
Posted on 1/30/23 at 5:50 pm to BigB0882
quote:Best advice.
don’t see how this is going to be feasible for me for 2+ (?) years.
Get the hell out of that shithole state. I love Louisiana bc it's home. That said, the politicians there could frick up a good nut.
It's always amusing to me that the people on this board have this obsession with Cali politics. Now that I've been here for about 5 years, I can say this state is run 1000x better than Louisiana.
Eta - and Cali politicians haven't been the brightest bunch. Tells you how shitty Louisiana politicians are.
This post was edited on 1/30/23 at 5:51 pm
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