What are the doing on I12 in Mandeville?

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Adding a lane on both sides between hwy 59 and hwy 21.

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Honestly, all of I-12 should have another lane.

Adding an extra lane to the wrong section if I-12. This should happen east of the the tchefunte on the eastbound side.

While we're on the subject of I-12, any baws on here know what the hell they're doing around Hammond? They appear to be adding a concrete inside shoulder that slopes down about 20 degrees and is about 10 feet wide. No idea what that could be.

If they had the capacity to think forward, they’d add 2 lanes instead of 1.

And then the sound barrier walls will go up to continue the march towards ruining St Tammany and turning it into NOLA East.

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And doing so in the exact reverse order of where the traffic usually is.....

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My guess is they are doing the easy part first and will tackle the overpasses(21) later.

Much of the work timing is a replacement of damaged bridges. Traffic has been well above the predictions of the original plans. There are two unconnected bridge replacements between satsuma and Hammond.

My guess is these bridges couldn’t wait. As funds come available they will fill in between to widen all of I-12. Bridges are the most expensive and time consuming generally.

Advocate article a few years back.