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I—10 "Improvement" Project: WTF Edition
Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:29 am
Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:29 am
Updates on all three phases:
Phase One, traveling west to east, from Lafayette to Breaux Bridge, is 90 percent complete and is scheduled to wrap up late October.
Phase Two from Breaux Bridge to Henderson has just begun and is not scheduled to be complete until 2023.
Phase Three from Henderson to the Atchafalaya Basin is nearly complete and is scheduled for a September completion.
So not only have they put a stretch of three lanes E/W bound, just to bottleneck back to two after only a few miles, but they save the middle section of that project for last. It's a sandwich inception.
Please someone explain this to me with an answer that doesn't involve "(insert family member/friend) of politician got contract".
KLFY Article
Phase One, traveling west to east, from Lafayette to Breaux Bridge, is 90 percent complete and is scheduled to wrap up late October.
Phase Two from Breaux Bridge to Henderson has just begun and is not scheduled to be complete until 2023.
Phase Three from Henderson to the Atchafalaya Basin is nearly complete and is scheduled for a September completion.
So not only have they put a stretch of three lanes E/W bound, just to bottleneck back to two after only a few miles, but they save the middle section of that project for last. It's a sandwich inception.
Please someone explain this to me with an answer that doesn't involve "(insert family member/friend) of politician got contract".
KLFY Article
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Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:32 am to Cajun367
Lake Charles: 25 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lafayette: 0 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lake Charles > Lafayette
Lafayette: 0 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lake Charles > Lafayette
Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:37 am to Cajun367
Funding in this manner likely has to do with the source of funds and timing needed to complete.
The Henderson to Basin portion is only like a mile or so and is really just to give the 18-wheelers a proper place to “line up” ahead of the bridge.
The Henderson to Basin portion is only like a mile or so and is really just to give the 18-wheelers a proper place to “line up” ahead of the bridge.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 10:40 am to Cajun367
I quit letting it bother me once I realized that roadwork will never be complete. They won't declare the interstate 'done' some day so just accept it. 
Posted on 6/13/20 at 11:29 am to The Boat
quote:
Lake Charles: 25 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lafayette: 0 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lake Charles > Lafayette
Many: 0 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lafayette = Many
This post was edited on 6/13/20 at 11:35 am
Posted on 6/13/20 at 11:37 am to The Boat
quote:
Lake Charles: 25 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lafayette: 0 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lake Charles > Lafayette
That is because everyone wants to get the frick out of Lake Charles.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 11:39 am to The Boat
quote:Texas helped fund to expedite the Louisiana exodus
Lake Charles: 25 miles of 6 lane interstate
Posted on 6/13/20 at 11:39 am to Cajun367
As much as a 6-lane stretch is needed through Lafayette, it still blows my mind that it’s going to bottleneck at the basin.
Seems like it will cause a hella slowdown during rush at that choke point merging three lanes to two
Seems like it will cause a hella slowdown during rush at that choke point merging three lanes to two
Posted on 6/13/20 at 11:39 am to Cajun367
Instead of having 1 contract for the entire project they let 3 different contracts. The middle was left to last in case the other 2 contracts were by different companies.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 12:50 pm to The Boat
quote:
Lake Charles: 25 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lafayette: 0 miles of 6 lane interstate
Lake Charles > Lafayette
Lake Charles: 210 Loop
Baton Rouge: 0 Loop
Lake Charles > Baton Rouge
Posted on 6/13/20 at 12:51 pm to Cajun367
Take 90
Posted on 6/13/20 at 12:56 pm to Cajun367
Does Louisiana have a law/policy on consecutive interstate miles under construction at one time?
Posted on 6/13/20 at 12:58 pm to The Boat
quote:
Lake Charles > Lafayette
Yep...that 210 loop was the best thing ever done. Entire town is in a grid with a loop .
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:01 pm to pvilleguru
Total stretch can be finished in 6 years instead of 9 years?
Environmental reasons?
Easier to build the transition between parts A and C after those parts are completed than having to match A and B when they are being built by different companies at the same time?
Environmental reasons?
Easier to build the transition between parts A and C after those parts are completed than having to match A and B when they are being built by different companies at the same time?
This post was edited on 6/13/20 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:04 pm to Cajun367
Why does it matter? The basin is only 2 lanes. But even if it were 3, you still end up in the clusterfrick of arriving in Baton rouge.
Theres no hope
Theres no hope
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:46 pm to Cajun367
I believe Phase Two had some issues involving a crossover/overpass that took some time to resolve with local officials.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:50 pm to Cajun367
And none of it matters if BR doesn’t get a loop.
This post was edited on 6/13/20 at 1:50 pm
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:57 pm to DustyDinkleman
quote:
As much as a 6-lane stretch is needed through Lafayette, it still blows my mind that it’s going to bottleneck at the basin.
I'll bet you a flaming semi that nothing goes wrong with this idea.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 1:58 pm to CajunTiger92
quote:
I believe Phase Two had some issues involving a crossover/overpass that took some time to resolve with local officials.
They were trying to eliminate the long bridge over Melvin Dupuis Rd. I think the state offered the parish five million bucks to do so but they turned it down.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:08 pm to Golfer
quote:
The Henderson to Basin portion is only like a mile or so and is really just to give the 18-wheelers a proper place to “line up” ahead of the bridge.
quote:
Phase Two from Breaux Bridge to Henderson has just begun and is not scheduled to be complete until 2023.
Dafuq?
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