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Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:25 am to Jack Daniel
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So it was supposed to happen in 1960 but still waiting to complete it
complete it? Hell, they've never started it. Berthelot needs to get with Garret Graves or whoever and get the matching funds to build this as a six or eight lane bridge. By the time you get agreement on where to put any new bridge over the River, we'll be traveling by flying cars.
Figure out a way to get less traffic on LA1 and the MRB, cause that's the best option you're gonna get.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:27 am to tigerinthebueche
Shut down Dow and Shintec. :rollingeyes:
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:31 am to WillieD
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The current LA1 Intracostal bridge received a “F” in structural condition. If this bridge is shut down it would cripple the entire region traffic wise. It has more to do with this than alleviating I10 traffic.
I think this is key. The truth is that the canal bridge is going to go and they don't want to admit that so they sell this new bridge as being built to relieve congestion.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:32 am to Areddishfish
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The parish is also hoping for federal or state funding to assist the effort.
Good luck I guess.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:35 am to WillieD
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Shut down Dow and Shintec. :rollingeyes
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Shut down WBR
FIFY
Posted on 9/13/18 at 8:38 am to BigB0882
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The truth is that the canal bridge is going to go and they don't want to admit that so they sell this new bridge as being built to relieve congestion
they'll wait till the ICB falls into the IC, then all react with shock and horror and demand something be done. Great vision by our elected officials.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 9:10 am to tigerinthebueche
Pee Wee have been vocal about it. As usual the bottom line is no funding.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 9:43 am to WillieD
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As usual the bottom line is no funding
yeah I get it, but theres money somewhere. He needs to be more vocal about it IMO.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 9:53 am to AA77
Louisiana decision making personified.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 9:55 am to tigerinthebueche
That’s what I don’t get. More people than ever are living in WBR, more cars on the road generating revenue from gas tax, seemingly strong economy. Where is the money? It should be there for this.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 9:57 am to Mike da Tigah
Just noticed the cops in that pic. Hahahahah
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:03 am to Sasquatch Smash
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I'm not sure how that's going to help I-10 traffic headed into Baton Rouge
It has nothing to do with I-10 on the other side of the river
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:15 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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yes, yes let's design/build something that doesn't meet current capacity, let alone future growth, in hopes that we will redo it later. morons
This seems to be par for the course any time new road/bridge construction is discussed to combat traffic problems.
The near-sightedness is fricking astounding.
Aside from planning for future capacity on the bridge you know what else I don't see? Planning on capacity for LA 1.
So they will add a new bridge, run the southern connection to it from along N Line Road to LA 1? And then what?
The bridge will help make the backside of those subdivisions across the track from LA 1 even more attractive, bringing more people in. Do they not see what that's going to do to LA 1's already burdened capacity limits?
Don't get me wrong, having the bridge is great and long-needed, but just tying it to LA 1 instead of running a new roadway down to at least Brusly (ideally to Plaquemine) to connect the back side of those subdivisions directly to the bridge is just more of why we have the traffic problems we see every day. Far too little being done far too late.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:23 am to Areddishfish
The intracoastal will collapse at some point.
They continue to do maintenance work on it and from what I understand there are a few "weak structural points".
When you have traffic backed up, at some point, almost every day there are a bunch of vehicles stopped on it, that's going to create some weak points. It wasn't designed to be a bridge/parking lot.
And West Baton Rouge had to reject 4 or 5 new neighborhoods within the past several months because of the traffic issues.
Not sure how building the St Francisville bridge was ever justified, when you look at it from a prioritization point of view.
They continue to do maintenance work on it and from what I understand there are a few "weak structural points".
When you have traffic backed up, at some point, almost every day there are a bunch of vehicles stopped on it, that's going to create some weak points. It wasn't designed to be a bridge/parking lot.
And West Baton Rouge had to reject 4 or 5 new neighborhoods within the past several months because of the traffic issues.
Not sure how building the St Francisville bridge was ever justified, when you look at it from a prioritization point of view.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:34 am to AA77
I love all the moaners that point to this bridge. WBR killed a bridge of their own in 2007. The voters of the state approved this project as part of the TIMED program and new 4 cent tax in 1989. real easy to complain all the time out of total ignorance. If WBR was not so clueless and corrupt they could have had this, but they were too busy developing houses taking the tax dollars, screwing their citizens and saying to hell with the infrastructure it will be someone else's problem.
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Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:38 am to winkchance
This is dealing with crossing the IC not the MR.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:44 am to Mike da Tigah
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Louisiana decision making personified.
dude, if you're gonna try to join the convo, at least know the backstory on the subject. That bridge does exactly what its supposed to do.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:44 am to Bard
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So they will add a new bridge, run the southern connection to it from along N Line Road to LA 1? And then what
No. It's connects to LA1 farther south around LA 988.
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The bridge will help make the backside of those subdivisions across the track from LA 1
Brusly is trying to move those tracks around the city BTW.
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Don't get me wrong, having the bridge is great and long-needed, but just tying it to LA 1 instead of running a new roadway down to at least Brusly (ideally to Plaquemine) to connect the back side of those subdivisions directly to the bridge is just more of why we have the traffic problems we see every day. Far too little being done far too late.
It's amazing what you can do with unlimited funds.
This isn't the proposed by-pass. If that's ever built, there will be a freeway back there connecting I-10 to a bridge farther south.
Posted on 9/13/18 at 10:45 am to winkchance
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winkchance
at least you know what you're talking about.
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