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Northshore People: What will it take to widen I-12 from 1077 to Hwy 59
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:22 pm
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:22 pm
If you saw the accident the other day at Hwy 21 you know what I'm talking about....If you have been on the interstate at any time in the morning or afternoon in that area, you know what I am talking about.....how many more bad accidents will it take to convince the politicians?
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Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:23 pm to KiwiHead
Seems like closing that onramp is an easier fix.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:23 pm to KiwiHead
You will find your answer here.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:24 pm to KiwiHead
Money
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:24 pm to KiwiHead
Paint black over the centerline
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:25 pm to KiwiHead
Its La. Will require 100 times more money and time. DFW will have a new loop before its done.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:26 pm to KiwiHead
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:29 pm to Cosmo
I know they like to blame the Pinnacle on ramp, but you have 80,000+ cars a day passing through that area three lanes is a pretty good long term investment. From what I understand, hey may look at expanding sometime in 2023.....but they have to "study" the impact first.....translated, somebody's friend needs to make some nice consulting fees as to kick back to the appropriate politician
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:29 pm to KiwiHead
Don't they plan to in 5 years?
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:32 pm to KiwiHead
Not sure on the long term fix but I can't figure out why, given that it backs up EVERY SINGLE DAY, they don't put some appropriate signage out there.
Signs that say WARNING! LIKELY CONGESTION AHEAD / SLOW DOWN AND BE ALERT FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC.
That would seem to this non-traffic engineer to be a wise move.
Signs that say WARNING! LIKELY CONGESTION AHEAD / SLOW DOWN AND BE ALERT FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC.
That would seem to this non-traffic engineer to be a wise move.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:33 pm to sloopy
I10 and I12 need to be 6 lanes or more entire length of the state. But its all a money issue.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:34 pm to KiwiHead
You'll have to figure out how Politician X's cousin Bubba can make a few (or ten) million (and kick some back to Politician X) on the deal. Otherwise, you're shite out of luck, baw.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:34 pm to Cosmo
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a money issue.
On that note, can someone explain why interstates cost tens of millions of dollars a mile? I get that they are big projects and have to be durable but damn. At the end of the day its dirt and concrete.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:35 pm to KiwiHead
Like 50 years. It's not even really a money issue. It's a time issue. Interstate construction in Louisiana moves to slow for some reason.
This post was edited on 5/30/18 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:36 pm to TheFonz
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You'll have to figure out how Politician X's cousin Bubba can make a few (or ten) million (and kick some back to Politician X) on the deal. Otherwise, you're shite out of luck, baw.
You speak the hard truth.....probably somebody named Strain needs some extra money....or Blossman
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:38 pm to KiwiHead
Just build 3000 more homes for taxes without the proper infrastructure. Oh already about to do that.
The libs like to blame the object so why arent people staging die ins at the capitol? Resist!(getting on I12)
The libs like to blame the object so why arent people staging die ins at the capitol? Resist!(getting on I12)
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:41 pm to KiwiHead
quote:
From what I understand, hey may look at expanding sometime in 2023.....but they have to "study" the impact first.....translated, somebody's friend needs to make some nice consulting fees as to kick back to the appropriate politician
Well if the project requires federal funding, it has to have an environmental study anyway.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:42 pm to robertLSU
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Like 50 years. It's not even really a money issue. It's a time issue. Interstate construction in Louisiana moves to slow for some reason
Here is what I don't get. St. Tammany is growing and continues to attract more residents and yet the place has poor infrastructure and it is a battle to get state or Federal spending. This when the House Majority Whip represents the area and just about everyone in the parish voted for him......if this were Texas, not only would the interstate have been widened after Katrina, they would have been designing A LOOP around the area in anticipation......but this is Louisiana, will go for an inadequate fix that is cheap and ultimately ineffectual.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 2:44 pm to c on z
The entirety of I-12 needs to be three lanes each way.
Posted on 5/30/18 at 3:00 pm to KiwiHead
quote:Damn, I just drove that stretch, it coulda been me...
I-12 from 1077 to Hwy 59
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