Jump to content

Proposed I-410

brresident

By brresident
in Baton Rouge

Recommended Posts

itsjustme3 Burg

itsjustme3

Posted
Posted

Why would I-110 need to be widened? I only remember traffic being heavy during immediate rush hour times and it diminishes once you pass the Governors Mansion.

The I-110 and I-10 split is a mess due to people merging off the bridge onto 10 East and people getting off 110 and merging onto 10 East and running right into the traffic from 10 west.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 414
  • Created
  • Last Reply
Antrell Williams Town

Antrell Williams

Posted
Posted

The I-110 and I-10 split is a mess due to people merging off the bridge onto 10 East and people getting off 110 and merging onto 10 East and running right into the traffic from 10 west.

Oh yea. That's in with the study of widening I-10 from the bridge to S Acadian/College. The interchange is far too dated for the amount of traffic now. I thought you meant widening I-110.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 7 months later...
richyb83 Megalopolis

richyb83

Posted
Posted

It's hard to envision a full loop at this stage of the game...at least 15 years too late...too many NIMBY's now..

* The (most dicussed) northern section would have split Central in half; with it's many twist and turns + too far out the way.

* A Southern-bypass might work from Tanger Mall/Gonzales up Hwy 30 near the new Casino then across the Miss. River at Addis/Brusly to Hwy 415 extension; but they did not want a bridge next to them...this would have made for an ideal hurricane evacuation route. No route would go thru the Spanish Lake/Bluff Swamp preserve....

*Still waiting to hear more about the Livingston/Ascension parkway(north/south) with toll bridge over the Amite River...the route thru Acension would be harder to navigate...

This is the old BR Loop "I-410" thread...one of the forum's most active threads...has been dormant....

http://www.urbanplanet.org/forums/index.php/topic/31540-proposed-i-410/page__st__320

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
itsjustme3 Burg

itsjustme3

Posted
Posted

I'm hearing you guys are calling off work and shutting down freeways.

It has to kill productivity to have such a crappy freeway network. Loop has to happen.

Dont fret, It's ok. Life and work and schools are still doing just fine.

And a loop is not going to happen. EBR hasn't built one. And neither will Ascension or Livingston. Life will still go on. The sun will rise tomorrow.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
richyb83 Megalopolis

richyb83

Posted
Posted

I'm hearing you guys are calling off work and shutting down freeways.

It has to kill productivity to have such a crappy freeway network. Loop has to happen.

Yeah...the mishap on I-10 near Essen brought BR traffic to it's knees...you would have thought a hurricane evacuation was in place! Millerville/SoFlannery/Sherwood Forest Blvd/Old Hammond Hwy...even Sharp Road clogged to the max!

And a loop is not going to happen.

We already know this...

Link to comment
Share on other sites
itsjustme3 Burg

itsjustme3

Posted
Posted

Yeah...the mishap on I-10 near Essen brought BR traffic to it's knees...you would have thought a hurricane evacuation was in place! Millerville/SoFlannery/Sherwood Forest Blvd/Old Hammond Hwy...even Sharp Road clogged to the max!

Not common for multiple 18 wheelers to crash on the interstate in Baton Rouge while carrying highly flammable Isobutane.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
cajun Town

cajun

Posted
Posted

Not common for multiple 18 wheelers to crash on the interstate in Baton Rouge while carrying highly flammable Isobutane.

I-10 was closed for an entire day last year when a truck carrying hazardous cargo blocked traffic not far from the location of this accident.....and I lost count of how many times I was stuck on 12 because a big rig tipped over or flipped between O'Neal and Range.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
itsjustme3 Burg

itsjustme3

Posted
Posted

I-10 was closed for an entire day last year when a truck carrying hazardous cargo blocked traffic not far from the location of this accident...

so once a year? the horror. I guess only Baton Rouge has to suffer through hardships like this.

..and I lost count of how many times I was stuck on 12 because a big rig tipped over or flipped between O'Neal and Range.

Yes, and that was because of interstate construction/widening. Thankfully that isn't the case now with the three lanes.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
richyb83 Megalopolis

richyb83

Posted
Posted

I guess only Baton Rouge has to suffer through hardships like this.

Your guess is right! Name me another Metro area 750-800,000 in the U.S. that doesn't have a loop or by-pass system...even Shreveport & Lake Charles have it & have benefited greatly when wrecks/construction/etc... block it up.

Also Baton Rouge is the "ONLY" city to have 1-lane of traffic along I-10 from Los Angeles to Jacksonville

Big rigs tipped over I-12 way before the construction and widening...thankfully the problem has been addressed.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
cajun Town

cajun

Posted
Posted

Your guess is right! Name me another Metro area 750-800,000 in the U.S. that doesn't have a loop or by-pass system...even Shreveport & Lake Charles have it & have benefited greatly when wrecks/construction/etc... block it up.

Also Baton Rouge is the "ONLY" city to have 1-lane of traffic along I-10 from Los Angeles to Jacksonville

Big rigs tipped over I-12 way before the construction and widening...thankfully the problem has been addressed.

The horrible infrastructure in BR ha to be addressed if they ever want to attract business. One crash shouldn't shut a city down.

Funny (or sad) article:

http://m.wafb.com/ms/p/a3/57/view.m?id=124279&storyId=19344633&news=Top%20Stories&news2=Main

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Antrell Williams Town

Antrell Williams

Posted
Posted

Your guess is right! Name me another Metro area 750-800,000 in the U.S. that doesn't have a loop or by-pass system...even Shreveport & Lake Charles have it & have benefited greatly when wrecks/construction/etc... block it up.

Also Baton Rouge is the "ONLY" city to have 1-lane of traffic along I-10 from Los Angeles to Jacksonville

Big rigs tipped over I-12 way before the construction and widening...thankfully the problem has been addressed.

Even Lafayette is trying to get a loop built. But the current size is too large for Baton Rouge.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
richyb83 Megalopolis

richyb83

Posted
Posted

Interesting comments below....J.R. Ball is a trip!

Loop not the answer

The pathetic state of what passes for a surface street grid in Baton Rouge was on full display Aug. 22 when a tanker truck leaking a toxic chemical not only closed Interstate 10 but effectively shut down much of the city. Absent I-10 to ferry commuters to their jobs, drivers had no choice but to use surface streets that were never designed to handle such volume. Which—as one might expect during a 20-minute commute that, on this day, lasted nearly four blood-pressure-soaring hours—led to the invention of many new and colorful four-letter expletives to express the colossal exasperation that can only be experienced during a 60-minute, horn-honking, middle-finger-waving, inch-by-inch, quarter-mile crawl down Bluebonnet Boulevard.

The underlying cause of the traffic disaster was not the absence of a loop but the absence of any semblance of a surface street grid. The two major surface roads that bring commuters into Baton Rouge—Florida Boulevard and Airline Highway—are at traffic capacity even when I-10 and I-12 are fully functioning. Commuter traffic is just as horrific on Greenwell Springs Road, Perkins Road, College Drive, Essen Lane, Bluebonnet and Siegen Lane.

There are many reasons why our street grid is fractured and, in many respects, useless. Cash-strapped local governments have knowingly allowed the interstate to become Main Street and make the solution a federal problem. We continue to live under the wrong headed notion that making the few corridors that we do have wider will solve the problem, when, in reality, it eventually makes it worse. For decades we adopted the mindset that the only transportation option that matters is the automobile. Our love affair with sprawl and a lack of street connectivity results in growth not generating the property tax revenue necessary to keep up with infrastructure demands. And, finally, those responsible for managing growth in the region failed us, all-too-easily granting waivers instead of forcing developers to follow the rules.

It's a gumbo that's responsible for the quagmire that is Baton Rouge traffic.

People have been discussing the need for a Baton Rouge loop for more than 30 years, and there was a time when a loop might have served a useful purpose in reducing traffic on I-10 and I-12. Those days are forever gone.

If the goal is to reduce pressure on our overburdened road system, then the solution is to add new surface roads, connect the street grid and develop alternative transportation options. Until then, we'll remain one accident away from another day like Aug. 22.

*rest of J.R.'s article

http://www.businessreport.com/article/20120904/BUSINESSREPORT0202/309049986/0/daily-reportAM

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

By using this site you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.