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Interstate projects that will never be completed
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:19 am
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:19 am
A spin off from the Baton Rouge topic. Every so often I see articles about proposed interstate or loop additions that never come to fruition. Some may actually start, but seem to be at a snails pace. What are some examples?
I’ll throw out the northern loop in Birmingham. They started this years ago and it has basically stopped progress. I don’t live in Birmingham, but my dad does. He lives in Trussville and goes to church in Gardendale. I remember telling him how the loop will shorten his drive time. Of course with the projected completion being in 2047, he will be 105 years old then. What makes this project so bad is the section they are working on will connect minor highways and will be useless when that segment is completed. I don’t know why they didn’t start at one of the interstate connections.
Northern Beltway
I’ll throw out the northern loop in Birmingham. They started this years ago and it has basically stopped progress. I don’t live in Birmingham, but my dad does. He lives in Trussville and goes to church in Gardendale. I remember telling him how the loop will shorten his drive time. Of course with the projected completion being in 2047, he will be 105 years old then. What makes this project so bad is the section they are working on will connect minor highways and will be useless when that segment is completed. I don’t know why they didn’t start at one of the interstate connections.
Northern Beltway
This post was edited on 2/28/21 at 1:05 pm
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Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:19 am to Ramblin Wreck
That will get built. Too many people have money in it and the growth in N bama is going to make it necessary
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:20 am to Ramblin Wreck
Hasn't Highway 90 from Lafayette to the West Bank of New Orleans been a "future I-49 corridor" for like 15 years now?
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:21 am to Ramblin Wreck
I-40 Memphis to/from Little Rock
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:23 am to Ramblin Wreck
Well that's a dumb design. The Eastern portion doesn't even go to I20.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:23 am to Ramblin Wreck
I-69 through Central La
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:25 am to Ramblin Wreck
I-14 (yes, named after the 14th amendment because it goes through the heart of the south), will never get finished.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:27 am to Ramblin Wreck
I-20 between Shreveport and Ruston has been under construction at some area for 35 years.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:27 am to frankthetank
Since you posted the map, I’ll point out that the piece under construction connects Hwy 79 and 75.
Also, the proposed map doesn’t show Interstate 22 that took forever, but was completed from Birmingham to Memphis.
Also, the proposed map doesn’t show Interstate 22 that took forever, but was completed from Birmingham to Memphis.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:27 am to Ramblin Wreck
Finishing I-26 to interstate grade north of Asheville. It’s one of those things where the road is good enough and basically interstate lacking wide shoulders so there’s no point in wasting money on it.
They’re about to start work on fixing I-26 in town. But they’ve been putting off the work north of the city for 20 years.
They’re about to start work on fixing I-26 in town. But they’ve been putting off the work north of the city for 20 years.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:40 am to Ramblin Wreck
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:51 am to WPBTiger
I sure would like to see 49 go to Ft. Smith.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:55 am to Ramblin Wreck
I-10 westbound starting at the Texas border extending nearly to Beaumont.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:57 am to tonydtigr
Always construction somewhere on 10 and 610 in Houston.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 9:57 am to Eat Your Crow
quote:
Lafayette to the West Bank of New Orleans been a "future I-49 corridor" for like 15 years now?
Probably closer to 30 years
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:12 am to MBclass83
85 needs to continue from Montgomery to Meridian. Also, 565 in Huntsville needs to continue to 59 and 75.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:17 am to Ramblin Wreck
I-7 splitting from I-5 @ Wheeler in he south through Bakersfield, Fresno, Stockton, Sac, Chico, and connecting with the 5 @ Redding.
The Farm to Market corridor. 450 miles through the middle of one of the most productive and fertile bread baskets in the world. Going North to South through 3 different growing climates.
The Farm to Market corridor. 450 miles through the middle of one of the most productive and fertile bread baskets in the world. Going North to South through 3 different growing climates.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:21 am to fightin tigers
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Probably closer to 30 years
Try probably 60 years on future I49/US90.
US 90 was originally 2 lanes and construction started in the 60s or 70s to widen it to 4 lanes.
That part was done by 1999/2000 and the rest has been a work in progress to get it to interstate grade.
90 between Morgan City and Raceland is already at interstate standards. Also some sections between Laffy and Patterson also meet the criteria.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 10:54 am to Ramblin Wreck
Not an interstate but Hwy 49 between Jackson and Richland has been under construction for as long as I have been alive. And doesn’t appear any closer to being finished.
Posted on 2/28/21 at 11:13 am to MBclass83
Maybe a current Shreveport resident can answer, has there been any update in connecting I-49 from
I-20 to 220?
I-20 to 220?
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