Baton Rouge drivers adjust to ongoing I-10 construction

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Ongoing construction along I-10 is changing how some Baton Rouge drivers get around with congestion.

For some drivers, the construction has become enough of a headache that they have changed their daily routes.

"I'm gonna be honest with you, it intimidates the 'beejeebers' out of me, so I just avoid the entire area.

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Ongoing construction along I-10 is changing how some Baton Rouge drivers get around with congestion. For some drivers, the construction has become enough of a headache that they have changed their daily routes. "I'm gonna be honest with you, it intimidates the 'beejeebers' out of me, so I just avoid the entire area.

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The work will include installing new columns and supports-the concrete structures that will hold up the elevated roadway.
That's when crews are expected to start work on the westbound flyover.
"Yeah, I mean it's been crazy just because on campus trying to get to classes, it's a nightmare.
Transportation officials say the construction and the congestion that comes with it are part of a much larger plan to widen and rebuild this stretch of I-10.
Development says the next major phase of the widening project is scheduled to begin in October.

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Once completed, officials say the longer on-ramps will give drivers more room...

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It's just easier that way," Baton Rouge resident Karen Babb said. Road on-ramps have also been extended by 300 feet.

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