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Originally Posted by ardecila
The Pontchartrain mainline is at grade at Galvez. You'd have to tear down the ramps to the Claiborne Expressway, but obviously they wouldn't connect to anything anymore.
San Francisco has thrived with an incomplete freeway network. It's not a perfect analogy, since SF has an excellent transit system by American standards, but it's not impossible.
The removal of Claiborne doesn't necessarily mean we stop construction on highways. We still desperately need a bridge from Algiers-Chalmette, and a Florida Avenue Expressway down into St. Bernard is still a good idea if they design it properly.
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My assumption was that there would be access to the Expressway from Galvez. In that case the the two overpasses that Galvez would run between would need to be rebuilt or heavily modified. If you just want continuity along Galvez it would be easier to elevate the expressway and run Galvez under. You would still want access to the expressway from Claiborne so those ramps would possibly remain useful.
By referencing other cities that have torn down freeways I only meant to point out that they have more "complete" regional highway networks.
My issue with the construction is that work on that scale, is not only expensive in terms of money, but it'll have an economical effect temporarily on the region. If it's done in stages it could be 30 years before it materializes.
My only issue with the entire situation is that no one wants to get up and let people know how extensive the work to make this happen is really going to be and that the cost of "demolition" is only part of it of a mega-project.
I'd support more tolls in the area, btw.