The earliest a highly anticipated new Mississippi River bridge could be constructed and open for traffic is now 2033, two years later than the original estimate suggested by agencies leading the project.
At a meeting Monday of the Capital Area Road and Bridge District, city and state officials attempted to put in simple terms what work has been done on the long-awaited, multibillion-dollar bridge project, which is expected to ease traffic in Baton Rouge and the West Mississippi River bank, as well as deliver an economic boost to Plaquemine and Iberville Parish.
They landed on the duck metaphor. Like waterfowl, the project appears smooth and still to the observer, but is paddling like crazy beneath the surface…