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Good news, the Bluebonnet overlay work should be completed by Feb 2026
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 4/17/24 at 12:57 pm
The repaving of Jefferson Highway is now one month behind schedule due to crews discovering "unsuitable soils" while removing the old roadway.
The Department of Transportation of Development said that while removing the portion of Jefferson Highway between I-12 and Chelsea Drive, DOTD encountered unsuitable soils that changed the course of their work.
Officials said work in the impacted section should resume by the end of the week. The project is scheduled to be completed by February 2026.
The Department of Transportation of Development said that while removing the portion of Jefferson Highway between I-12 and Chelsea Drive, DOTD encountered unsuitable soils that changed the course of their work.
Officials said work in the impacted section should resume by the end of the week. The project is scheduled to be completed by February 2026.
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Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:07 pm to nicholastiger
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Officials said work in the impacted section should resume by the end of the week. The project is scheduled to be completed by February 2026.
They actually admitted that they take almost 2 years to overlay a street?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:09 pm to nicholastiger
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The project is scheduled to be completed by February 2026.
Has anyone given an explanation for why it will take them two years (a deadline they also won't meet) to repave a couple miles of straight road?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:09 pm to nicholastiger
Why aren’t these people working nights and weekends?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:12 pm to goofball
quote:This shite is absolute insanity at this point.
They actually admitted that they take almost 2 years to overlay a street?
Two years for this. How long will it take to rebuild the Key Bridge in Baltimore?
Hell, people talking about high speed rail in this country. That would be done by 2100 and the tech would be 50 years behind.
The USA no longer has the ability to build or maintain its infrastructure.
This is USSR level nonsense.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:15 pm to Indefatigable
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Has anyone given an explanation for why it will take them two years (a deadline they also won't meet) to repave a couple miles of straight road?
I know the Jefferson project involves the replacement of at least some of the roadbed. And of course it's concrete so they patch it before they overlay with asphalt. But it seems like they've been at it for a year by now.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:17 pm to nicholastiger
How about we pave Nicholson? The pavement has been ripped up for almost a year now. It really adds to the third world shithole aura when out of town teams and fans come to LSU for games.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:18 pm to red sox fan 13
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How about we pave Nicholson? The pavement has been ripped up for almost a year now.
Yeah they are taking their sweet time with this.
Are they replacing the curb or something? I know drainage was shite.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:18 pm to nicholastiger
Of all the places that needed new overlay, why did they decide on Bluebonnet?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:19 pm to red sox fan 13
quote:They will complete that by 2030.
How about we pave Nicholson? The pavement has been ripped up for almost a year now. It really adds to the third world shithole aura when out of town teams and fans come to LSU for games.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:42 pm to Scruffy
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The USA no longer has the ability to build or maintain its infrastructure.
The US? This is a Louisiana problem. Progress happens all over the country a hell of a lot faster.
This post was edited on 4/17/24 at 1:43 pm
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:43 pm to nicholastiger
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unsuitable soils
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:44 pm to nicholastiger
in wichita it takes maybe two months max for this same type of work. and thats if theres weather delays they have to work around.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:44 pm to goofball
it looks like they're addressing/adding the drainage as they make their way down each side adding a new curb. Eventually it looks like they'll asphalt over the current road base. Absolutely absurd that it's been almost a year with this god-awful road.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:45 pm to goofball
For starters, laying asphalt in the cold weather is not recommended. You need consistently hot weather without rain. Timing the product to get down here is tricky.
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:45 pm to goofball
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I know the Jefferson project involves the replacement of at least some of the roadbed. And of course it's concrete so they patch it before they overlay with asphalt. But it seems like they've been at it for a year by now.
Sounds like you don’t know dick. There’s no overlay anywhere. It’s remove and replace
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:53 pm to nicholastiger
Louisiana should sub all roadwork out to Texas
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:54 pm to nicholastiger
When will they finish the loop?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 1:54 pm to goofball
quote:
I know the Jefferson project involves the replacement of at least some of the roadbed. And of course it's concrete so they patch it before they overlay with asphalt. But it seems like they've been at it for a year by now.
A competent entity could create a two mile road out of a patch of wilderness in less than two years.
The timeline is absurd. Which particular contractor is getting rich off change orders on this?
Posted on 4/17/24 at 2:10 pm to nicholastiger
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crews discovering "unsuitable soils"
this sounds suspicious........you can't tell me that some hwy engineer for the state didn't have a geotech report on his desk BEFORE crews actually hit the ground if sub-surface soils were a factor in design
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