Letters: Time to put brakes on plans for new Mississippi River bridge in Baton Rouge

I totally agree with the opinion expressed by Kenneth Perret about the unfeasibility of the locations for a new bridge for Baton Rouge. A location by the Interstate 10 and Interstate 12 crossing is much more logical.

The experts have probably never been caught in the daily gridlock experienced by Baton Rouge drivers and interstate trucking. The locations they selected are totally absurd. It would save money and exasperation to cancel those sites and start over for a more useful location. It is totally possible to cancel such a project as seen with the mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion project which has been made void…

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