Louisiana

[Brian556]

Very old LA 990 sign on OLD LA 1 in Addis LA:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3538284,-91.2652129,3a,15.1y,9.22h,86.82t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s6XYveCudSgP1i7_cY4SDOQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

Also very old Parish RD 15 sign farther north:
https://www.google.com/maps/@30.3632431,-91.2618481,3a,15y,214.57h,83.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sTDZi4zvAtT-J1zuL7IEXmQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[cjk374]

I made an interesting state route clinch yesterday. LA 975 from Whiskey Bay to Krotz Springs in the Atchafalaya swamp. 17 miles of gravel! I still think it’s crazy that a road can have a state highway shield on it and not be paved. And it’s an exit from I-10.


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Allow me to introduce you to LA 3239. It is dirt & gravel on both ends of the road and paved in the middle.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/130771900@N08/31212412488/in/album-72157702029656785/

Good goin LaDOTD!

[bwana39]

How about more toll roads in LA?

I cannot see that happening. Louisiana is a POPULIST state. Suggesting any such thing would be political suicide for POLS.

[Brian556]

When did LA start installing state-name interstate shields again?

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3119626,-92.4467077,3a,44.8y,173.41h,87.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syF1i9c3AleNruQtIKNYJxg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3842383,-92.6672492,3a,24.3y,254.29h,91.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su_OuMI0r4Cv7odK0DO2s9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[cjk374]

When did LA start installing state-name interstate shields again?

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3119626,-92.4467077,3a,44.8y,173.41h,87.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syF1i9c3AleNruQtIKNYJxg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3842383,-92.6672492,3a,24.3y,254.29h,91.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su_OuMI0r4Cv7odK0DO2s9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

About 5 years ago.

[DeaconG]

How about more toll roads in LA?

I cannot see that happening. Louisiana is a POPULIST state. Suggesting any such thing would be political suicide for POLS.

Oh, they'll get the Gateway to the Gulf extension finished with tolls. Outside of that-not happening until Hell drops to zero Kelvin. On their own heads so be it.

[Brian556]

When did LA start installing state-name interstate shields again?

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3119626,-92.4467077,3a,44.8y,173.41h,87.3t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1syF1i9c3AleNruQtIKNYJxg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

https://www.google.com/maps/@31.3842383,-92.6672492,3a,24.3y,254.29h,91.16t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1su_OuMI0r4Cv7odK0DO2s9g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

About 5 years ago.

Before this June, I hadn't been in Louisiana since 2015.

[bassoon1986]

Found this gem today in Baton Rouge. Swan Ave at Scenic Hwy (US 61/190)






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[Verlanka]

I-I-110? A bit redundant if you ask me.

[Hot Rod Hootenanny]

I-I-110? A bit redundant if you ask me.

Not the first time in that town:

(Essen Plaza, circa 2006)

[STLmapboy]

I-I-110? A bit redundant if you ask me.

Not the first time in that town:

(Essen Plaza, circa 2006)

That 10/Essen interchange has remained pretty consistent (save for a few mast-to-span traffic light upgrades), but the interstate shields on the overhead wires seem to come and go. In this 2011 GSV a WB 10 shield is missing entirely: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.406439,-91.1025215,3a,75y,16.8h,100.32t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s1kjzOQ-ArTbNbLGZOm1udA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[Revive 755]

Looks like the latest iteration of the overhead signing has a 3di shield used for one of the overhead I-10 shields.

[bwana39]

Looks like the latest iteration of the overhead signing has a 3di shield used for one of the overhead I-10 shields.

No, it looks like 4 characters on a 2DI interstate sign....

[jbnv]

Looks like the latest iteration of the overhead signing has a 3di shield used for one of the overhead I-10 shields.

No, it looks like 4 characters on a 2DI interstate sign....

How? All of them just have "10", and the middle sign is clearly a 3DI.

[bwana39]

Looks like the latest iteration of the overhead signing has a 3di shield used for one of the overhead I-10 shields.

No, it looks like 4 characters on a 2DI interstate sign....

How? All of them just have "10", and the middle sign is clearly a 3DI.

I agree the one on the pole (Swan Avenue) does look like  3DI Sign stock. The ones hanging look like 2DI sign stock. I also agree they are all aberrations.

[mcdonaat]

Interestingly enough... US 51 BUS?

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4776301,-90.4572204,3a,15y,196.02h,89.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_fK2EZCjES2ThRggIsaDig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

[bassoon1986]

Interestingly enough... US 51 BUS?

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4776301,-90.4572204,3a,15y,196.02h,89.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_fK2EZCjES2ThRggIsaDig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Ew, Hammond, do better.


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[jbnv]

Interestingly enough... US 51 BUS?

https://www.google.com/maps/@30.4776301,-90.4572204,3a,15y,196.02h,89.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_fK2EZCjES2ThRggIsaDig!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Ew, Hammond, do better.

That's DOTD's fault, not Hammond's.

[Anthony_JK]

Found this gem today in Baton Rouge. Swan Ave at Scenic Hwy (US 61/190)






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OUCH. LaDOTD needs to seriously redo their signage contracts.

Besides, that sign is kind of off. The Scenic Highway terminus of I-110 is nearly 1/2 mile to the north. Better access to I-110 is only one light away to the south, at Harding Boulevard, which also serves as the main access to Baton Rouge Regional Airport and the main gateway to Southern University's main campus. (Swan Avenue is kind of a back door entrance to SU.)

[Anthony_JK]

How about more toll roads in LA?

I cannot see that happening. Louisiana is a POPULIST state. Suggesting any such thing would be political suicide for POLS.

Oh, they'll get the Gateway to the Gulf extension finished with tolls. Outside of that-not happening until Hell drops to zero Kelvin. On their own heads so be it.

"Gateway to the Gulf"??? What is that....I-49 South??

Maybe the P3 contract for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles along with the dominant political settlement against public funding of expanding infrastructure will aid a push for more toll roads. More likely, it will be a slow road "pay as you go" approach using Fed funds and TIFIA loans to gradually build and upgrade.

[bwana39]

How about more toll roads in LA?

I cannot see that happening. Louisiana is a POPULIST state. Suggesting any such thing would be political suicide for POLS.

Oh, they'll get the Gateway to the Gulf extension finished with tolls. Outside of that-not happening until Hell drops to zero Kelvin. On their own heads so be it.

"Gateway to the Gulf"??? What is that....I-49 South??

Maybe the P3 contract for the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge in Lake Charles along with the dominant political settlement against public funding of expanding infrastructure will aid a push for more toll roads. More likely, it will be a slow road "pay as you go" approach using Fed funds and TIFIA loans to gradually build and upgrade.

No, Gateway to the Gulf is a raised expressway reroute of LA-1 from Leeville to the point where it turns hard to the east toward Grand Isle.

As to the P3 proposal for I-10 over Lake Charles, there are lots of environmental concerns to be addressed ahead of any actual dirt, concrete, or, steel can even be seriously considered,

[Great Lakes Roads]

https://wgno.com/news/louisiana/jefferson-parish/dotd-to-resume-tolling-on-la-1-with-new-cashless-system/

Cashless tolling to come on the LA-1 bridge.

[I-55]

New imagery this month of the new Barksdale Connector from the I-20/220 interchange. Paved and signage is up. I don't know how far down it is completed and if it currently ties in anywhere.

[Urban Prairie Schooner]

New imagery this month of the new Barksdale Connector from the I-20/220 interchange. Paved and signage is up. I don't know how far down it is completed and if it currently ties in anywhere.

LA 1267 appears to have been constructed to dead end just south of the railroad overpass. Presumably the DoD has to complete the remainder of the road into the base.  Has that construction started yet? I understand a contract was just awarded by Naval engineering.

[US71]

I-I-110? A bit redundant if you ask me.

Not to mention repetitive