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re: Why is Mandeville/ Covington traffic so bad?
Posted on 5/21/19 at 12:50 pm to notiger1997
Posted on 5/21/19 at 12:50 pm to notiger1997
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I'm just glad I don't have to be over there in the afternoons. My friends/co-workers that commute say it is way worse than Metairie/Nola.
It is not, I assure you. I work on the south shore.
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I went down I-12 headed east early Saturday afternoon and was surprised at how much traffic was and how slow it was through the Covington area.
Like I said, the roadways over the rivers are huge bottlenecks and present the greatest problems. It typically looks worse than it actually is though
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Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:04 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
It sucks i leave early and get back early so it dosent effect me but my wife wants to move every after noon merging on 12 from 190, becasuse highway 22 is worse.
I swear that a barrier set up in the merge on to 12 from 190 would solve this problem.
I swear that a barrier set up in the merge on to 12 from 190 would solve this problem.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:13 pm to TulaneFan
1. The infrastructure sucks and can't handle the population.
2. The north shore is for quitters.
2. The north shore is for quitters.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:14 pm to WhiteMandingo
There are a ton of infrastructure upgrades in progress (Hwy 22, Hwy 190) underway with more planned (bridge @I12) it's just the improvements are about a decade behind the population boom. If you can avoid Madisonville via 22 during a bridge opening and 190 @I12 during rush hour it's not really that bad
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:17 pm to TulaneFan
Too many people have moved from the south side of the lake and other areas. Squirrel hunting on our property on LA 1077 has become a useless pursuit during weekday rush hour because it's so noisy you can't hear the squirrels because of the traffic.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:17 pm to TulaneFan
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Covington is the worst, You might as well be driving through a metropolis of 5 million people
Where is this horrible traffic you speak of? 190 is only bad from 4-6pm on weekdays. I-12 may slow down but is never stopped BR style unless there is a wreck. I live off HWY 25 and work off of HWY 59. I take 190 to work in the mornings and 12 home in the afternoons without issue 90% of the time.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:18 pm to TulaneFan
Major river and tributaries running between everything that has only a few crossings. Everyone is forced to go down 1 or 2 roads. It wasn’t a big deal until the population boom and now it’s too late
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:27 pm to TulaneFan
You can blame Mike Cooper for the slow move from the Bogue Falaya Bridge to Hwy 25. He was head of the planning board when the Savanah's was getting approval and whatever else was built on the Hwy 25/ 190 area.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:32 pm to TulaneFan
Roundabouts are coming and seem to be helping the in places they are built. They are building one on 59 and Sharp and the one at ArchBishop Hannan high school is working well. Others are being built on 59 as well.
This post was edited on 5/21/19 at 2:37 pm
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:34 pm to redneck
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Where is this horrible traffic you speak of?
i'm not sure neither. There are only a couple spots that are stupid to get through at 5 o clock and the rest of life is not bad at all.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:37 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
I feel bad for anyone who has to get onto I-12 westbound from hwy 190 during afternoon commute.
BUT... Am I alone in noticing the traffic has gotten much better the past couple weeks from 190 across the bridge southbound past the interstate heading to Mandeville/causeway? Has only taken me between 10-15 minutes each day when it used to take half an hour on a bad day to get from the bridge to the interstate underpass. Once the construction is cleared Im hoping traffic is even more improved.
BUT... Am I alone in noticing the traffic has gotten much better the past couple weeks from 190 across the bridge southbound past the interstate heading to Mandeville/causeway? Has only taken me between 10-15 minutes each day when it used to take half an hour on a bad day to get from the bridge to the interstate underpass. Once the construction is cleared Im hoping traffic is even more improved.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:40 pm to notiger1997
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I'm just glad I don't have to be over there in the afternoons. My friends/co-workers that commute say it is way worse than Metairie/Nola
Metairie Nola commute is pretty easy unless you have to get to the westbank after 5. It has gotten noticeably worse over the past few years but still nothing to complain about IMO.
Even in the mornings going downtown, if traffic is bad you can just hop off on Canal and it takes about 25 minutes tops
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:40 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
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Am I alone in noticing the traffic has gotten much better the past couple weeks from 190 across the bridge southbound past the interstate heading to Mandeville/causeway? Has only taken me between 10-15 minutes each day when it used to take half an hour on a bad day to get from the bridge to the interstate underpass. Once the construction is cleared Im hoping traffic is even more improved.
Youre not the only one.
Its almost like the superstreet setup for 190 is working.
Now they just need to replace the damn bridge over the river and it would be alright.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:42 pm to Vood
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Roundabouts are coming and seem to be helping the in places they are built. The one on 59 and Sharp is working well. Others are being built on 59 as well.
Huh? It's not even done yet, it's still just half a traffic circle and uses a red light, at least that was the case a few days ago
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:43 pm to kengel2
The new stuff they are doing on Hwy 22 by the Fresh Market is absolute shite. One lane to go straight, one to turn right, and one for left. It is a horrendous design if thats final. But I just moved from up there.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:44 pm to TIGER2
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no one in parish government could see passed all the cash the extra people
Bingo.....if you are developer or a builder and willing to pay the nominal fees, you have parish officials that will put on their knee pads and service you for whatever you want.
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With out major roads being connected in a grid like pattern,
Yep and with development on either side of the Tchefuncte( 190 and Hwy 21) and only 2 bridges between I-12 and Folsom over the river it will get worse especially on I -12....Plus the people over there believe things are just good enough right now...although Pat Brister has been fighting to expand to 3 lanes either way from Goodbee to 1088.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:45 pm to Vood
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The one on 59 and Sharp is working well. Others are being built on 59 as well.
How would you know? It isnt even complete yet and they still have a light. At this point its worse because people who want to go straight are in a single line behind people trying to turn left onto Sharp from 59.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 1:48 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
My bad. This is one of those times where I was typing and thinking something different. I was thinking of the one at Hannan high working well and talking about the on at Sharp and 59. I should really think more before I type.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 2:04 pm to TulaneFan
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Why is Mandeville/ Covington traffic so bad?
Southeast Louisiana just completely missed the how to design roads class.
Posted on 5/21/19 at 2:12 pm to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Too many people have moved from the south side of the lake
A lot of West Bank people at that
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