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LA 2132 - what to make of this?

Started by Urban Prairie Schooner, April 26, 2021, 02:24:04 PM

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Urban Prairie Schooner

April 26, 2021, 02:24:04 PM  
Scanning Google Street View (March 2019 imagery), I found this set of state highway signage at the foot of the NB ramp from I-49 to LA 98/Gloria Switch Road (exit 2):

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.294672,-92.024198,3a,44.8y,18.3h,87.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxC8vcYh99jY1lJbPZo9Q9g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

What to make of this designation? Temporary project number? Contractor sign goof? Hidden frontage road designation? It is unlike any other number DOTD has assigned.
This appears to have been a fresh install as of the month the imagery was captured (note construction in vicinity).
All the other signage at the interchange appeared to be correct.

As far as I know this road is still LA 98. Later Street View from I-49 appears to show the signs corrected (to East and West LA 98).

TheGrassGuy

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April 26, 2021, 03:58:50 PM  
My guess is that it's a contractor mix-up.
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NE2

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April 26, 2021, 08:03:32 PM  
pre-1945 Florida route log

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Roadgeekteen

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April 26, 2021, 08:13:32 PM  
I don't know how contractors mess this stuff up. You can literally google it.
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Scott5114

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April 26, 2021, 09:38:42 PM  
This is why, when making examples, you need to use obviously-fake placeholders, like "0000", "9999", or "XXXX".
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hotdogPi

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April 26, 2021, 09:45:01 PM  
Quote from: Scott5114 on April 26, 2021, 09:38:42 PM
This is why, when making examples, you need to use obviously-fake placeholders, like "0000", "9999", or "XXXX".

I believe Louisiana's 4-digit routes can only begin with 1 or 3.
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Urban Prairie Schooner

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April 26, 2021, 11:27:04 PM  
Quote from: NE2 on April 26, 2021, 08:03:32 PM
Default in sign plans. Not as funny as the Alabama shields in Massachusetts.

I should have known, I just looked at that last week.  :pan:

Scott5114

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April 26, 2021, 11:59:03 PM  
Quote from: 1 on April 26, 2021, 09:45:01 PM
Quote from: Scott5114 on April 26, 2021, 09:38:42 PM
This is why, when making examples, you need to use obviously-fake placeholders, like "0000", "9999", or "XXXX".

I believe Louisiana's 4-digit routes can only begin with 1 or 3.

Apparently the dude running the sign machine didn't know that, though. "0000" would probably be more likely to make the guy go "Hey, boss..."
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bwana39

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April 27, 2021, 01:35:04 PM  
you build what the plan says even if you are almost certain it is wrong. generally the sign shop has no clue about any of it...just the drawings
Let's build what we need as economically as possible.
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