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re: Finishing I-49 Laffy to NO
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:32 am to tgrbaitn08
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:32 am to tgrbaitn08
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All the new overpasses and J Turns from Broussard to Berwick are part of the I-49 plan.
While those J turns improve safety it seems as though that money could have been spent on service roads and limiting access to bring the road to interstate standards
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 10:33 am
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Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:32 am to lgtiger
Those J turns are fricking dumb
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:42 am to tgrbaitn08
I mean as someone who’s had a few hs classmates killed on that road it’s greatly reduced the number of accidents so I’m okay with it. A slight inconvenience is worth a human life.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:48 am to Pedro
Sorry for your loss but how many of those accidents were drinking and driving related and how many would have been prevented if the J Turns were there?
Posted on 8/5/18 at 10:49 am to stelly1025
quote:What putting up a new sign in your lifetime?
That "future corridor of I-49" sign has been up since I am a kid. I expect them to maybe start in 20 years from now and may end up seeing it done in my lifetime.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:13 am to lgtiger
I don’t think most of the traffic issues in BR are due to people going to NO. 18 wheeler traffic on I-12 and the bottleneck that is the new bridge is the problem. People going to NO from Lafayette can take 90 now which avoids the intersection between 10-12/10-110.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:15 am to tgrbaitn08
It’s a harrowing conundrum to say the least.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:19 am to S
S, speaking of harrowing, I have yet to replace the sheetrock from the fox in my lake home incident. I need to take care of that ASAP once I get back from St. Bart’s.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:34 am to Paul Allen
Absolutely, Paul. Please enjoy yourself and forget about that unfortunate circumstance. Tell Mrs. Allen hello and that I can’t wait for that Labor Day Montauk barbecue!
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:36 am to S
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:46 am to Cosmo
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Note, the part of laffy along the thruway looks like a little slice of the gaza strip in the otherwise honkey/baw paradise of lafayette.
Yep. Everything along Hwy 90 and I-10 in Lafayette and every exit into Lafayette is in shitty areas of town. Doesn't make a good first impression for visitors to the city or people passing through on I-10
A loop or bypass from 1-10 around the South side of town is needed, but it's not happening anytime soon
Serious question- why do Shreveport, Lake Charles and even Alexandria have bypasses but Lafayette and Baton Rouge do not?
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 11:47 am
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:51 am to VermilionTiger
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I suspect the Franklin overpass that was just built is because of the I-49 plan?
Yep as well as the big project at Albertsons Parkway in Broussard that has been going on for 3-4 years now . They have been getting knocked out 1 by 1 but at a slow pace.
As you get between that area and I-10, the overpasses become more involved and much more expensive. As others have mentioned the residents along the shitty Throughway area are objecting to everything
Posted on 8/5/18 at 11:58 am to Cosmo
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Still doing studies in Laffy because building it would destroy the vibrant neighborhood and culture along the Thruway.
When you list the pros and cons of building it, this is in the "pro" column, right?
This post was edited on 8/5/18 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 8/5/18 at 12:18 pm to tgrbaitn08
None of them were and probably a good bit considering they were all trying to out gun traffic or got caught by someone trying to outgun traffic,
How many accident have there been since the j turns? You can’t tell me it hasn’t helped.
How many accident have there been since the j turns? You can’t tell me it hasn’t helped.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 1:10 pm to Pedro
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How many accident have there been since the j turns? You can’t tell me it hasn’t helped.
they’ve only been there not even a year. I’m not going to say “probably” or “or maybe”. Like I said sorry for your loss. I’ve known people from that tri City area for over 40 years, but don’t know anyone that was killed on that stretch trying to outrun traffic.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 1:16 pm to tgrbaitn08
quote:
they’ve only been there not even a year
In Broussard, the J turns were put in 4-5 years ago
Posted on 8/5/18 at 1:18 pm to tgrbaitn08
I’ve been in Wichita over a year and they were done putting them in before I left louisiana.
And count yourself blessed then
And count yourself blessed then
Posted on 8/5/18 at 1:18 pm to lgtiger
The fact we can't complete I-49 from NO to KC is the single greatest symbol of the late boomer age American decline.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 1:19 pm to jennyjones
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In Broussard, the J turns were put in 4-5 years ago
That’s not the ones I’m talking about. Keep up.
And they weren’t put in for safety or because people were getting killed, they were put in in order to comply with interstate standards.
Posted on 8/5/18 at 1:26 pm to lgtiger
Are they still trying to use US-90 to build up to Interstate standard?
I have no clue how they will do that with all those homes and businesses literally right off the HWY starting in the aforementioned Raceland.
I have no clue how they will do that with all those homes and businesses literally right off the HWY starting in the aforementioned Raceland.
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