re: New Orleans’ new airport terminal opening delayed to fall 2019

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They should honestly delay it until the flyover access is finished.

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If they keep delaying the opening, it may happen that way.

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OK, that makes it a little more clear to me where his opinion is coming from. Thanks for the info.

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my comment was a joke

a joke that may turn out to be true

Thanks Landrieu!
fricking bum.

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They should honestly delay it until the flyover access is finished.

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So how do you get over there? Exit Loyola, and drive thru the hood? Are they going to use PMC armed convoys?

We did work early on at the airport but are still in close out with our contract. This May 15th date was known by all major parties that it was never going to be met even when they set it after the sewer delay. I never understood why they came out with May 15th in the first place.

A chunk of concrete maybe 10'x10' already had to be replaced at the new airport....

Basically, yes.

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either that or is part of Mitch's crew. laugh about his pub for running as a 2020 DEM nom and see how he reacts

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-- The total cost of $1.3 billion for the terminal and roadways to it is about twice the $650 million estimate touted in 2013 by then-New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu and the airport’s outside consultants. That's partly because costs have grown and partly because the original price tag didn't include major roadwork. [Solution: None because it will be double that by the time all of the problems are found out]

-- Although the new terminal is about three-quarters of a mile closer to Interstate 10, drivers will likely encounter traffic tie-ups, possibly significant ones, getting there via Loyola Drive in Kenner. That’s because the planned flyovers from the interstate won’t be ready until at least 2023 — in part because of poor planning.

-- The terminal is now scheduled to open a year after the original date. The latest delay was caused by the need to build a new sewage pipe for the terminal after the one that was built could no longer operate because of shifting soils. [Solution: Port O'Lets]

-- The new airport access road off Loyola Drive cuts in half a poor, mostly black neighborhood in Kenner, a development that has upset residents but attracted little attention from Landrieu, other local officials and the Aviation Board. [Solution: Take down any monuments in the area]

-- The new long-term parking lot won’t be ready when the new terminal opens. For the first couple of months, departing passengers who want to use cheaper long-term parking will have to park in a lot by the existing terminal and take a shuttle to the new one. Arriving passengers who want to rent a vehicle will have to take a shuttle bus back to the existing rental car facility next to the current terminal. [Solution: Pedicabs]

This news is as unexpected as a pit bull attacking a child.