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re: WTF are they doing I10 between Laffy and Basin Bridge?
Posted on 10/6/19 at 8:29 pm to Cosmo
Posted on 10/6/19 at 8:29 pm to Cosmo
It's about time.
How poor and shite arse is Lafayette that they have ZERO miles of 6 lane interstate in or around the city.
Bumfrick Lake Charles has like 25 miles. Even Monroe has a couple of miles.
I-10 being 4 lanes all the way through Lafayette really reflects poorly on the city and its residents.
How poor and shite arse is Lafayette that they have ZERO miles of 6 lane interstate in or around the city.
Bumfrick Lake Charles has like 25 miles. Even Monroe has a couple of miles.
I-10 being 4 lanes all the way through Lafayette really reflects poorly on the city and its residents.
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Posted on 10/6/19 at 8:50 pm to Bawcephus
So wait, all of that shite out there to add one lane to each side
Posted on 10/6/19 at 8:57 pm to LaBR4
And replace the worn out existing interstate
Posted on 10/6/19 at 9:13 pm to tigerinthebueche
oh ok, yeah that stretch was getting really bad.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 9:18 pm to LaBR4
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oh ok, yeah that stretch was getting really bad.
Yeah, they are literally completely replacing four lanes of interstate, the entire 2-3 foot thick roadway, and building a new 6 lane interstate between I-49 and the Basin, all while not diverting traffic off said interstate.
ETA: I just learned something new. I thought they were 6-laning the whole thing. On the first portion from the Basin bridge to the Henderson exit, only WB will be 3 lanes. EB will still be 2 lanes.
This post was edited on 10/6/19 at 9:32 pm
Posted on 10/6/19 at 9:19 pm to Cosmo
A loop around BR is the only thing money should be going towards right now.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 9:31 pm to LaBR4
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So wait, all of that shite out there to add one lane to each side
That section of highway needed to be completely cut up and redone. In a rare smart move, they were able to get some federal money to redo the road and add a land at the same time
Posted on 10/6/19 at 9:33 pm to yellowfin
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It’s going to be 6 lanes Lafayette to Basin bridge when they are done
On pace to be in service by 2050
Posted on 10/6/19 at 10:05 pm to TigerstuckinMS
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ETA: I just learned something new. I thought they were 6-laning the whole thing. On the first portion from the Basin bridge to the Henderson exit, only WB will be 3 lanes. EB will still be 2 lanes.
Well yea. They cant force a 3 to 2 lane bottleneck right at the foot of the Basin bridge. They need at least a few miles for the neck to happen before motorists hit the bridge.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 10:16 pm to biglego
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loop around BR is the only thing money should be going towards right now.
This may come as a shock to you, but there are places other than BR that need fixing.
Plus you know the federal government. the money for this work was Probably allocated to that area and couldn’t be used to something else.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 10:29 pm to tigerinthebueche
IMO the Basin Bridge needs to be 8 lanes (four each way). But not a conjoined four lanes each way (essentially add an extra 2 each way) that way when the inevitable crash occurs, you still have one portion flowing. add a few cross overs that can be opened to so traffic can cross over in the event of a closure and you're golden.
Now if there's a wreck on both portions. You're just SOL. But the odds of that happening are much lower.
But this is LA. that cluster frick at the Miss. Bridge will never be fixed.
Now if there's a wreck on both portions. You're just SOL. But the odds of that happening are much lower.
But this is LA. that cluster frick at the Miss. Bridge will never be fixed.
This post was edited on 10/6/19 at 10:30 pm
Posted on 10/6/19 at 10:36 pm to BHM
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That section of highway needed to be completely cut up and redone. In a rare smart move, they were able to get some federal money to redo the road and add a land at the same time
Makes total sense that section was really bad.
Posted on 10/6/19 at 11:26 pm to tigerinthebueche
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This may come as a shock to you, but there are places other than BR that need fixing.
Nothing on this planet needs fixing more than BR traffic
Posted on 10/7/19 at 7:58 am to Bawcephus
In other words, they will create a bottle neck scenario and now traffic will back up before the basin bridge.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 8:00 am to DustyDinkleman
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Well yea. They cant force a 3 to 2 lane bottleneck right at the foot of the Basin bridge. They need at least a few miles for the neck to happen before motorists hit the bridge.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 8:04 am to Bawcephus
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IMO the Basin Bridge needs to be 8 lanes (four each way).
That will NEVER happen. The cost aside, you'd never get through the studies and hoops the environmental terrorists demand you jump through these days.
This post was edited on 10/7/19 at 8:05 am
Posted on 10/7/19 at 9:25 am to Cosmo
Funding is the reason (If you only have X Million, you construct that much road until you get more funding the next year) coupled with weeping and crying complaining citizens who lose their mind when there is too much construction along a certain road. Go back and look at all the complaints on this board about "How much construction is taking place". When they did Perkins road in Baton rouge 10 years ago, the complaining was ridiculous. People screaming that they needed to do it in stages. Basically, people are big babies who complain constantly - especially when they don't know anything.
Posted on 10/7/19 at 9:54 am to tigerinthebueche
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No they’re not. The construction goes past La Ave. maybe not all the way to Scott yet, but it doesn’t stop at La. Ave.
I'm assuming you are correct, I couldn't recall from the last time I travelled there. The it's to I-49 (exit 103). I know for a fact it was not originally slated to go to University (101) or Ambassador (100).
Here is an article on the section from Breaux Bridge to the Basin Bridge.
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/weather_traffic/article_72600bc8-b568-11e9-8dad-57a91f7178cd.html
And I just found the article on the widening from BB to I-49
https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/article_2c4e311e-59a9-11e6-a624-2bdd0bf7e8eb.html
Posted on 10/7/19 at 9:59 am to The Boat
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I-10 being 4 lanes all the way through Lafayette really reflects poorly on the city and its residents.
Lafayette residents don't use the interstate for daily travel in/around the city
Posted on 10/7/19 at 11:08 am to TigerGman
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Huge waste Highway dollars. Never a backup in traffic there, so hwy not spend it where it was really needed?
I agree that another lane wasn't needed, but they were already going to rebuild the foundation of the horrible old pavement on I-10. They may as well just add another lane there.
The eventual goal is to widen I-10 between the Basin bridge and Crowley. I think this project will widen it between the bridge and I-49.
This post was edited on 10/7/19 at 11:09 am
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