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Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:08 pm to member12
Houston has 3 loops. You unsophisticated swampbillies.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:08 pm to OMLandshark
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They’ve been building that fricker for over half of my lifetime. I have no idea how they can be that slow but somehow they were able to build them far more quickly in the 50s.
Politicians in Mississippi had to buy a bunch of land near all the future freeway exits first. That takes time.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:10 pm to dewster
In the 50s, the politicians had already bought up all the land, not just around the exits, well ahead of time.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:10 pm to member12
How long would it take to do that?
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:10 pm to dabigfella
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o wow a loop, houston did this a century ago, glad you guys are catching up now
We aren't. This is TN/MS. All of our I-10 traffic comes right through the city
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:11 pm to dabigfella
At least they didn’t invest in Tesla
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:12 pm to jdeval1
How long did this entire outer loop take to construct and what was the total cost?
I think Memphis is a good bit larger than Baton Rouge as well.
I think Memphis is a good bit larger than Baton Rouge as well.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:13 pm to MorbidTheClown
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BR is next... right?
Probably not. Especially when all the tax paying citizens move to better places.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:14 pm to Boudreaux35
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I have no idea how they can be that slow but somehow they were able to build them far more quickly in the 50s.
Because back in the 50's all you had to do was purchase the land and construct. Now you have to have a permit every time you turn around and that is AFTER you produce a literal ton of bullshite, I mean documentation showing that the development will not adversely effect the environment.
As much as that sounds like the cool thing to say, the correct answer is the cold war and lessons learned from WWII
The US saw the need to speed along interstate commerce and the transit of military assets. We had to rapidly build our highways in case the Soviets attacked
Also the quality of our highways are much improved from the 50's making them more expensive to construct as well.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:15 pm to member12
it's a bypass, welcome to 1980's
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:18 pm to member12
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Wouldn't it be cool if Louisiana could do what Mississippi and Tennessee has here?
They have. In Shreveport.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:18 pm to member12
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Wouldn't it be cool if Louisiana could do what Mississippi and Tennessee has here?
Yes, but this "loop" in Memphis doesn't appear to cross the Mississippi... for one to be effective in Baton Rouge it would need at least one, preferably two river crossings... that shite's expensive.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:25 pm to BHM
This is what Baton Rouge needs to build:
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:31 pm to member12
Your forgetting the necessity of having a parallel feeder road to the loop. For entrance and exit purposes.
Y'all need to figure out roads that can be re tooled into the loop as these roads first.
Unless you think Baton Rouge is capable of constructing 2 loops simultaneously.
Y'all need to figure out roads that can be re tooled into the loop as these roads first.
Unless you think Baton Rouge is capable of constructing 2 loops simultaneously.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:33 pm to member12
I've been to Memphis before.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:40 pm to jdeval1
quote:quote:We aren't. This is TN/MS. All of our I-10 traffic comes right through the city
o wow a loop, houston did this a century ago, glad you guys are catching up now
Houston admires your moxy.
This post was edited on 12/11/17 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:43 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Yeah but they have ways around the city. We don't.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:43 pm to member12
...that's the problem.
They tried building houses for the homeless deep in the East but even the East has NIMBYers.
They tried building houses for the homeless deep in the East but even the East has NIMBYers.
Posted on 12/11/17 at 1:44 pm to jdeval1
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Yeah but they have ways around the city. We don't.
That's what the loop is for!
Then I think of Baton Rouge and I get sad.
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