re: I10 east and west bound shut down in BR

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Just pointing out how dumb you sound using the situation today as proof that BR has a traffic problem.

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Eh, an argument can be made that if BR had more than one controlled-access highway bridge, an interstate shutdown like this would be less of a clusterfrick. It'd still be a cluster, but not as bad. BR has a MSA population of ~800k, and yet they only have 10 lanes in each direction to cross the river, and only one of those is controlled access. If the "new" bridge is out of commission, you are forcing all of the traffic to local highways with signal intersections.

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You ever heard the phrase "hindsight is 20/20"? .

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Yep. It still didn't make one more lick of sense to spend all that money and locate that St Francisville/New Roads bridge where it was 25 years ago than it would today.

There was literally no projection that this was ever going to be an area of large growing population to necessitate such an expenditure. One side is mostly a floodway, the other is mostly deadzone around a nuclear plant and a huge prison farm.

It was sheer abject stupidity from the getgo and a huge waste of scarce transportation resources. There's no way to put a nice spin on it otherwise. No way v

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The public had to vote to pass a tax to build a bridge in the proposed location.

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Didn't the gas tax help fund that bridge?

I'm looking at options right now of just where a loop could go, or anything to help traffic. Starting a loop heading North between rosedale and lobdell going north, connecting to 190. Revamp 190 roads and the old bridge. Add additional lanes, reinforcement, supports, etc... Today the bridge improvement alone would probably cost around $450 million.
Anyway, continue the 190 improvements then instead of heading south, go North towards Central, and follow it south, connecting back up with the interstate via Oneal. All repurposed streets would have to be widened, and service streets added to eliminate red lights.

You could possibly go further, but with added expense.

Then, in conjunction with that, add a bridge in plaquemine near the ferry crossing or a little further down the road. Also, revamp LA 1 intercoastal bridge. Add additional lane heading North towards I10 West and Port Allen.

Also, do something about the 1 lane funnel at Washington Street. Close it off, and make it a second lane. Extend the Off ramp lane to dalyrymple, and add a lane to go left and right. Extend a right lane shoulder with a yield sign.

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gotta be at work in Baker at 11, coming from Dutchtown.... quickest route?

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let me ask again...

Be there in an hour coming from Houston. Will it still be an issue by then?

Another accident i110 east by lobdell. lohl

So who do you work for? You seem pretty tied into this argument

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Just take I-110 north

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110 north was backed up from the governors mansion curve to 190. It was solid. That was about an hour ago but I don't think it'll be better until they open 10.

I used to work at the WBR Planning and Zoning office. Went to a few "BR Loop Meetings" while I was there. Keep in mind I worked there almost 10 years ago! While I worked there I learned some background on the interstate routing history.

Any new bridge is probably 20 years minimum until it is finished.