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re: I—10 "Improvement" Project: WTF Edition
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:12 pm to Cajun367
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:12 pm to Cajun367
It blows my mind that Pineville has 5 exits off the Pineville expressway and Lafayette only has 4 off of I-10. Even Shreveport has an impressive interstate design compared to most of south Louisiana.
Lafayette...the next 4 exits...a city of its size should have more.
Lafayette...the next 4 exits...a city of its size should have more.
This post was edited on 6/13/20 at 2:13 pm
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Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:14 pm to wheelr
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the long bridge over Melvin Dupuis Rd.
Odd place to locate a bridge. Curious if there was originally a railroad right of way underneath there also.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 2:24 pm to schwartzy
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Lafayette...the next 4 exits...a city of its size should have more.
I mean, I-10 really just skirts the north side of Lafayette. The issue is that the I-49 project feels like a pipe dream at this point.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:32 pm to Cajun367
I still don't know why they chose to spend money here -- it'll just bottleneck at the Basin Bridge and imho more chances for more accidents. Whatever.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:52 pm to lostinbr
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I-49 project feels like a pipe dream
and they would save the Evangeline TW for last. That middle lane would test a trophy truck.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 3:58 pm to schwartzy
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Pineville has 5 exits off the Pineville expressway
165 Monroe exit Outlaw’s TYFYS
Posted on 6/13/20 at 4:51 pm to Zephyrius
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Lake Charles: 210 Loop
Baton Rouge: 0 Loop
Lake Charles > Baton Rouge
Shreveport has two loops. Just sayin.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 4:53 pm to lostinbr
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I mean, I-10 really just skirts the north side of Lafayette
Correct. It is not really used to get from one place in the city to another. It is also not really used to get workers from neighboring towns into the city.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 4:56 pm to S
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Pineville has 5 exits off the Pineville expressway
I am just curious as to how and why Pineville got an expressway?
Posted on 6/13/20 at 4:57 pm to tiger91
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I still don't know why they chose to spend money here
That section of Interstate needed to be completely rebuilt. Since it was going to be rebuilt, they decided to add the third lane at the same time rather than just add a lane later.I
Actually thinking about the future.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 5:03 pm to Tarps99
The exit from 49 almost immediately becomes a bridge over the Red, there’s a bunch of main roads like 107, 28 and 165 that all intersect or break off so i guess its a good way to keep the traffic flowing especially for the people who work in ellick
Posted on 6/13/20 at 5:15 pm to S
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The exit from 49 almost immediately becomes a bridge over the Red, there’s a bunch of main roads like 107, 28 and 165 that all intersect or break off so i guess its a good way to keep the traffic flowing especially for the people who work in ellick
What is funny is that the Pineville Expressway predated I-49 in Ellick. Construction started in the 1960’s according to Wikipedia.
So which politico had the pull to get that started.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 5:27 pm to DoctorTechnical
quote:Answering my own question (I know, loser move): yep, Missouri Pacific RR predated I-10. Found this on a 1970 USGS Arnaudville topo map. Pull the area up on Google satellite view and you can still see the line of the old tracks.
the long bridge over Melvin Dupuis Rd
Posted on 6/13/20 at 6:52 pm to Cajun367
Should of 6 laned it all the way to Duson.
Posted on 6/13/20 at 7:37 pm to schwartzy
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Lafayette...the next 4 exits...a city of its size should have more.
I 10 runs at north edge of Lafayette..the entire city is south of I10.
Lake Charles is the same way, but they built a loop.
I live in Lafayette, but it's just retarded they havent been able to get I49/90 to be an interstate going south.
Idiots run governments locally, then they leave and new idiots come in
Posted on 6/13/20 at 7:39 pm to The Boat
now you gone and done it
errybody from laffy tolt me that laffy was hunnert pre cent better than the chuck
Oh, and edit to say I lived in Laffy for quite some time after getting out of USL and getting a geologist job. Man I miss the old Awl Center.....
errybody from laffy tolt me that laffy was hunnert pre cent better than the chuck
Oh, and edit to say I lived in Laffy for quite some time after getting out of USL and getting a geologist job. Man I miss the old Awl Center.....
This post was edited on 6/13/20 at 7:42 pm
Posted on 6/13/20 at 7:44 pm to the LSUSaint
Goosport, La!
Posted on 6/13/20 at 7:59 pm to Jim Rockford
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Shreveport has two loops. Just sayin.
Actually 3/4 of a loop.
It only goes on the north side and then only a quarter to 49.
If you think about it. Lake Chuck is only half too. Loop theoretically go in a circle not just a bypass.
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