I-49 Inner-city Connector(Shreveport)

[Anthony_JK]

Based on what? Was there an announcement by FHWA or LaDOTD announcing Alt. 1 as the Preferred Alternative?? Or, is this based on feels alone? 

If it is indeed Alt. 1, then expect the Loop It folks to bring out the lawyers and sue to stop the project. They won't be successful, of course, but this will drag on for a bit more of a while. 

[Plutonic Panda]

Based on what? Was there an announcement by FHWA or LaDOTD announcing Alt. 1 as the Preferred Alternative?? Or, is this based on feels alone?

If it is indeed Alt. 1, then expect the Loop It folks to bring out the lawyers and sue to stop the project. They won't be successful, of course, but this will drag on for a bit more of a while.

They haven't already done that?

[ElishaGOtis]

This article while a month old hasn't been posted here and says a preferred route has already been chosen but no details are given. Also says once approved construction could be finished in 5-7 years:

https://www.ktbs.com/news/preferred-route-selected-for-i-49-connector-project/article_3b2826f6-1699-4c52-837b-0ea33d480185.html?fbclid=IwdGRleASGsSNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEevgooZjvitj7O0gS1DlYpqLsHyXYPJh3f9kx2ZptRziY76PKy2h9Yr__8bnA_aem_K3ORK1hOY2W5b1JBO0JYoA

I'm thinking that it's Alternate 3A, the alternative that swings East to avoid impacting Allendale and SWEPCO Park. Second guess would be Alternative 1, since it's the straightest alignment. I can't see them going for the Loop It/I-220/Inner Loop route, because that has no support from any government or local organizations within Shreveport.

It's in fact Alternative 1.

Are you referring to this image below (from the article) or a different source (or has there been an update since the article was released)?


 

There is also this from the article:

The plan is currently being reviewed by federal highway officials in Baton Rouge and Washington, D.C.

Northwest Louisiana Council of Governments Executive Director Kent Rogers said while a specific route has been chosen, he is not yet at liberty to disclose which one was selected until grants are approved.

[Anthony_JK]

The graphic above is Alternate 1, which is captioned by the article as the "preferred alternative".

The transcription of the article, though, gives no explicit mention of FHWA or LADOTD announcing any of the ICC alternatives as the chosen Preferred Alternative.

Also, the CSS study on joint use and design modifications is based on Alternative 3A.

As of today, there has been no action taken by the Shreveport City Council or NLCOG (the supervising MPO for Shreveport-Bossier) regarding an endorsement of a Preferred Alternative for the ICC.

I suppose we will all have to wait until the DEIS is released before FHWA/LaDOTD gives its answer.

[Anthony_JK]

Based on what? Was there an announcement by FHWA or LaDOTD announcing Alt. 1 as the Preferred Alternative?? Or, is this based on feels alone?

If it is indeed Alt. 1, then expect the Loop It folks to bring out the lawyers and sue to stop the project. They won't be successful, of course, but this will drag on for a bit more of a while.

They haven't already done that?

Not as of yet.  The Loop It folks did induce an inquiry to the US DOT back in 2023 to investigate whether the ICC violated civil rights of Allendale residents under the Environmental Justice clause; but that went nowhere. I am sure that the second after the DEIS hits, One Allendale's lawyers will have their legal filing papers dotted, crossed, and ready.