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SWLA Economic Development Alliance - Reccomends NEW I-10 Toll Bridge
Posted on 1/29/19 at 4:34 am
Posted on 1/29/19 at 4:34 am
This has probably already been posted by IDGAF. Cliffs below..
LINK
The article makes it sound like rainbows and unicorns and I kinda agree with them. I'm happy to see that the leaders of SWLA are making an attempt at actually doing something rather than sitting around and complaining about how the state/federal government not do anything.
The more SWLA can keep the state government away from this project the better off it will be.
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Southwest Louisiana – The Chamber SWLA released the recommendations of their I-10 Bridge Task Force at a news conference today. These recommendations, which were approved by the Chamber board on Tuesday, provide the state with a well-researched, detailed action plan to tackle the most critical interstate bridge project in Louisiana by a private venture and without incurring debt or using any tax revenue. More importantly, based on the I-10 Task Force’s proposed plan, the new bridge could be completed within three years with the cooperation of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LADOTD)
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The I-10 Bridge Task Force’s due diligence included meetings with multiple Louisiana state agencies as well as experts in infrastructure financing, design and construction. The group also obtained thousands of pages of material from LADOTD via the Louisiana Freedom of Information Act and conducted legal and financial research. In addition, members of the Task Force visited communities in differing stages of securing similar bridge infrastructure improvements to learn from their experiences.
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The recommendation for the design of the bridge calls for a new six-lane bridge with shoulders and a pedestrian walkway, located immediately north of, and parallel to, the existing bridge, with ingress and egress at Sampson Street over the railway into the City of Westlake. The current bridge would remain open while construction of the new bridge takes place and tolls would be reduced for local residents.
The article makes it sound like rainbows and unicorns and I kinda agree with them. I'm happy to see that the leaders of SWLA are making an attempt at actually doing something rather than sitting around and complaining about how the state/federal government not do anything.
The more SWLA can keep the state government away from this project the better off it will be.
This post was edited on 1/29/19 at 4:36 am
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Posted on 1/29/19 at 4:45 am to eyepooted
Will this be connected to the loop? 
Posted on 1/29/19 at 4:58 am to SlapahoeTribe
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Will this be connected to the loop?
Well given the fact that "the loop" is connected to I-10 on the East and West end I would say yes, yes it will be connected to the loop.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 5:22 am to eyepooted
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The National Bridge Registry has rated the bridge a 6.6 out of 100. By comparison, the Interstate 35 West Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was rated a 50 when it collapsed.
Well I suppose it was about time someone recommended such a wacky idea like tolling
Posted on 1/29/19 at 5:56 am to eyepooted
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SWLA Economic Development Alliance
Now why did I
when I read this? Oh yeah we know whyPosted on 1/29/19 at 6:00 am to Wtodd
Did you read the article? The board was made up of business people throughout the area.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 6:23 am to eyepooted
The bullet points on why this had to be done without the States help, oh man. This is Lake Charles on I-10. Can you imagine another smaller city needing emergency infrastructure help without 80,000 cars per day to assist? I bet Natchitoches just says a www F it.
Posted on 1/29/19 at 7:11 am to eyepooted
quote:Yup, BR is fine
the most critical interstate bridge project in Louisiana
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