re: Ferries Will Save Traffic Nightmare When I-10 in BR Goes to One-Lane during Construction

Steve Carter (RIP) tried to introduce a bill that would have precluded 18 wheelers for using the bridge between 6 AM and 6 PM, IIRC. It got shot down immediately, all the trial lawyers, including the shyster in the Governor’s office like those big rigs whacking cars, those billboards and TV commercials don’t pay for themselves.

Dunno why river traffic keeps being brought up. Ferries are fast and maneuverable

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This idea to help reduce vehicles on I-10 is specifically talking about trucks going THROUGH Baton Rouge. Don't you move the goalposts here, buddy

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I'm not moving the goal posts.

I just think if the Mississippi River Levee has broken, you shouldn't really concern yourself if your hose is running in the yard.

The semi and passenger traffic into and out of Baton Rouge dwarfs the traffic simply passing through.

As it does for every major city.

I don't know how people in leadership positions in LA aren't embarrassed of themselves for just how stupid they are. The fact that a loop around this city has never been built or can even get off the ground is a testament to just how incompetent everyone around here is. Wouldn't oppose the federal government forcing these fatass good ole baws out of the way and building one.

Don’t worry y’all, they’re going to unveil a rideshare app (can’t think of the name) where people can set their preferences and match up with others with similar likes.

Problem. Solved.

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Have you driven I-10 across the Sabine in Texas in the last 30 years?

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While that stretch is horrible, when they are finally finished in another 2 years, every inch of interstate from the tollway in Houston (including the tollway itself), to the state line will have gone thru a committee, planned, engineered, demo completed, road bed widened and new road constructed, including feeder roads in the metro areas.

They will have gone over the northern shoreline of Galveston Bay, numerous navigable rivers (including the Trinity and Sabine), and rebuilt 8 miles of interstate thru a medium sized (ok small) city in Beaumont.

This also includes a major amount of flyover construction at Beltway 8 in Houston, Winnie, and to a lesser extent, Beaumont.

Granted, it will have taken 30 years to do so, but at no time were they down to less than two lanes. Also, that 15 miles from Beaumont to the state line, while being under construction for what feels like the last 20+ goes through an area with the consistency of a thick roux.

Now go back to 1995 and compare that to what has taken place between Lake Charles and BR during that time.

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I was at one of the public meetings for the project at the Main Library several months ago and heard that they may look at a way to getting truckers informed to take alternate routes if their travels take them through BR.

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My wife worked for the LADOTD for a short time. Apparently, there is a law or rule somewhere where truckers are supposed to take the old bridge during peak traffic times. You all see how well the state enforces that law...

How many cars can one ferry hold?

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If you can make a serious effort to get a major number of trucks off that portion of I-10 completely,

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I’ve been pounding the table regarding exactly this. Nobody in this state has the capacity for inventive thought.