DO NOT come through Lake Charles headed East on I -10 - TexasBowhunter.com Community Discussion Forums

BigThicketBoy · 03-08-2018, 09:55 PM

They are working in the East bound side of the bridge, and it's down to one lane over the bridge.
2-10 is just as bad.
Traffic is and will be backed up past Sulfer LA.
You been warned.

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BigYoung · 03-08-2018, 10:10 PM

Sounds like the construction has the loop around LC backed up too due to increased traffic. Whats an alternate route, 190? I need to head west to Orange from Lafayette.

Maybe Blake can chime in...

BigThicketBoy · 03-08-2018, 10:23 PM

West bound isn't too bad . Once you get over the bridge and past the 210 exit it flows good again untill these no driving LA folks bang into each other

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brianlg31 · 03-09-2018, 12:14 AM

I head Captain Mickey talking about it this morning on the Outdoor show. How long is it going to be like that?

Drop Tine · 03-09-2018, 12:27 AM

If you catch it in the off hours it's not bad at all. I went in to Lake Charles today just timed it right. Got into town about 9:30 AM with no issues, and could have kept traveling east without slow down. Headed back home to Texas at 12:30 and never slowed up until Baytown. Had to take 10 today instead of 105 for work reasons.

Now if you hit it during prime time hours it is something awful from what my friends/family say. It's been taking my dad 45 minutes to cover the same stretch that usually takes 15. Construction supposed to last 4 months, so we can count on 8 months surely. haha

tex4k · 03-09-2018, 12:34 AM

There's a little blacktop Road that will take you along the coast all the way to the TX./La. line, but I wouldn't recommend it, we found it several years ago when a barge ran into a bridge closing down our return route back to Lake Charles. Maybe it's still there, this was a good many years ago, there's been a few hurricanes since then.

Cajun Blake · 03-09-2018, 04:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Drop Tine

If you catch it in the off hours it's not bad at all. I went in to Lake Charles today just timed it right. Got into town about 9:30 AM with no issues, and could have kept traveling east without slow down. Headed back home to Texas at 12:30 and never slowed up until Baytown. Had to take 10 today instead of 105 for work reasons.

Now if you hit it during prime time hours it is something awful from what my friends/family say. It's been taking my dad 45 minutes to cover the same stretch that usually takes 15. Construction supposed to last 4 months, so we can count on 8 months surely. haha

My neighbor works at the new LNG plant in Hackberry and told me it was a 2 year long project

WAZE app and checking out the live cameras on 511la.org will give you real time traffic situations. 190 is definitely an option

FWIW - the I-10 bridge over Lake Charles is one of the most unsafe bridges in the US. Repairs and structural fixes are long overdue

lovemylegacy · 03-09-2018, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BigThicketBoy

They are working in the East bound side of the bridge, and it's down to one lane over the bridge.
2-10 is just as bad.
Traffic is and will be backed up past Sulfer LA.
You been warned.

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Yep! 5 months worth

lovemylegacy · 03-09-2018, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by brianlg31

I head Captain Mickey talking about it this morning on the Outdoor show. How long is it going to be like that?

Presently 5 months, from the I10 bridge and all overpasses to either Enterprise Blvd or Opelousas St.

Fellas I work with, it takes them 2 hours to get home from Hackberry

BigThicketBoy · 03-10-2018, 07:12 AM

TTT

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BigThicketBoy · 03-10-2018, 02:38 PM

Trying to keeps this bumped.
Hope it'll save someone some time.

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BigL · 03-10-2018, 03:09 PM

Normally how bad will traffic be on a wed around 2-3pm timeframe be?

BigThicketBoy · 03-10-2018, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BigL

Normally how bad will traffic be on a wed around 2-3pm timeframe be?

Bad, backed up more than what it is now on the map.

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BigThicketBoy · 03-11-2018, 11:26 AM

Sunday bump

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klawdogg · 03-11-2018, 11:27 AM

Just went throuh wasn’t bad

BigThicketBoy · 03-11-2018, 11:46 AM

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Just went throuh wasn’t bad

It won't be until later in the day.
I wait and go back to work late Sunday night and it's ok .
Last Sunday I keep checking Google maps and it was backed up until around 7-8 that evening.

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Fargus · 03-11-2018, 12:03 PM

Hmm, looks like I may need to start planning an alternate route. Heading to Venice on March 23rd. Should hit Lake Charles between 10 and 11.

kae006 · 03-11-2018, 12:26 PM

I'll be heading to Lake Charles late on Wednesday (2200 ish) and coming back around the same time Thursday, think it's going to be a PITA?

BigThicketBoy · 03-11-2018, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by kae006

I'll be heading to Lake Charles late on Wednesday (2200 ish) and coming back around the same time Thursday, think it's going to be a PITA?

That late you should be good.

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JLivi1224 · 03-11-2018, 01:06 PM

Every day. It’s taking my lake CHARLES employees 2-3 hours to get home from SULPHUR in the evenings.

Landrover · 03-11-2018, 01:50 PM

And Springbreak aint gonna help that mess! My daughter flew home yesterday evening as the construction issues are real between Auburn & Houston on the Gulf Coast!

kae006 · 03-11-2018, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BigThicketBoy

That late you should be good.

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10-4, thanks. Sucks for all the folks vacationing out east for spring break this week.

Flex · 03-11-2018, 02:27 PM

Crazy how bad the traffic has gotten there. I don't even know if it will ever get better!

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ram04 · 03-11-2018, 07:12 PM

If they will ever get these highway expansion finished it will. We still have a few years of work on the section between Winnie and Fannett, there is a wreck on the interstate every couple days. People still driving like idiots going 80 staring at a stupid cell phone.

Flex · 03-11-2018, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ram04

If they will ever get these highway expansion finished it will. We still have a few years of work on the section between Winnie and Fannett, there is a wreck on the interstate every couple days. People still driving like idiots going 80 staring at a stupid cell phone.

Cell phones are getting bad. About 95% of the time now when i see someone driving like an idiot i look inside and they're on the phone!

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BigThicketBoy · 03-12-2018, 07:12 PM

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14JKURX · 03-13-2018, 11:01 AM

The wife and I need to be at a funeral in Lake Charles on Friday March 16, 2018 at Noon

Any suggestions on a best route .

ram04 · 03-13-2018, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by 14JKURX

The wife and I need to be at a funeral in Lake Charles on Friday March 16, 2018 at Noon

Any suggestions on a best route .

Where you coming from

14JKURX · 03-13-2018, 03:42 PM

Conroe, Texas

BigL · 03-19-2018, 08:53 PM

Bump this to top. If I'm leaving Austin around 4am on Wednesday on my way to New Orleans, would you just face whatever traffic is there or is there a better route?

BigThicketBoy · 03-19-2018, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BigL

Bump this to top. If I'm leaving Austin around 4am on Wednesday on my way to New Orleans, would you just face whatever traffic is there or is there a better route?

That would put you here around 9-10am ?

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BigL · 03-19-2018, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by BigThicketBoy

That would put you here around 9-10am ?

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Yea somewhere around 9-10am.

Oh and btw I'm getting directions for 4 women making a trip down there. No telling if they actually leave that early, how many bathroom stops they make, how many times they'll get lost, etc. I'm trying to keep it simple if I can.

JLivi1224 · 03-19-2018, 09:28 PM

At that time you’ll be just fine.

BigThicketBoy · 03-19-2018, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by JLivi1224

At that time you’ll be just fine.

But the later the worse it gets

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Cajun Blake · 03-19-2018, 09:38 PM

I drove thru Sulphur -> LC Sunday around 2:00pm and there was no slowdown, smooth sailing traffic flow at 75 mph. I took 210 to avoid the one-lane MS Bridge

It’s all about timing as I would avoid this area (I-10 Eastbound) from 7-9am , and 3:30- 6:30pm; otherwise traffic is a mother. I-10 westbound is fine but does see some 35-40mph slowdown from merging traffic

Follow the WAZE app and watch traffic video cameras at www.511la.org

BigThicketBoy · 03-20-2018, 11:20 AM

Already backed up .

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batmaninja · 03-20-2018, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Cajun Blake

I took 210 to avoid the one-lane MS Bridge

It’s all about timing as I would avoid this area (I-10 Eastbound) from 7-9am , and 3:30- 6:30pm; otherwise traffic is a mother.

I am going to be running through Lake Chuck around 6 this Thursday.

Was planning on taking 210 around, is it going to be a parking lot too at 6?

BigThicketBoy · 03-20-2018, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by batmaninja

I am going to be running through Lake Chuck around 6 this Thursday.

Was planning on taking 210 around, is it going to be a parking lot too at 6?

am or pm

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Cajun Blake · 03-20-2018, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by batmaninja

I am going to be running through Lake Chuck around 6 this Thursday.

Was planning on taking 210 around, is it going to be a parking lot too at 6?

see below

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Originally Posted by BigThicketBoy

am or pm ... that is the $64,000 question

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6am - not so much

6pm - gonna be a parking lot

Fargus · 03-20-2018, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by BigThicketBoy

Already backed up .

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Durn, not wanting to see this. I will be rolling thru there about that time on Friday. Last Friday about 10, it wasn't too bad. Neither was Monday. Wonder what changed today.

Drop Tine · 03-20-2018, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Fargus

Durn, not wanting to see this. I will be rolling thru there about that time on Friday. Last Friday about 10, it wasn't too bad. Neither was Monday. Wonder what changed today.

If you're rolling through around 10 AM it won't be bad (so long as there are no wrecks of course). I make that trip at least once a month: 105 to Beaumont, I-10 to 210.

Just take 210 around and you should be rolling at posted speeds.

RJK70 · 03-20-2018, 09:55 PM

I drove through there today on my way to Baton Rouge. There was definitely a slow down but I was able to hop on the loop and get around it with out much trouble.

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BigThicketBoy · 04-07-2018, 03:48 PM

All lanes are open in Lake Charles. I believe they're going to start on the westbound Lanes Monday

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rut-ro · 04-07-2018, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BigThicketBoy

All lanes are open in Lake Charles. I believe they're going to start on the westbound Lanes Monday

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Good to hear. I’ll be heading to Biloxi in June hopefully we can time it right

batmaninja · 05-17-2018, 02:00 PM

I am heading to Lake Chuck this afternoon. Hearing that ol I-10 east is one lane around Beaumont. Wondering if I should take the Holly Beach route around. Any one been through that area lately?

Duckologist · 05-17-2018, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by batmaninja

I am heading to Lake Chuck this afternoon. Hearing that ol I-10 east is one lane around Beaumont. Wondering if I should take the Holly Beach route around. Any one been through that area lately?

WAZE app is your friend

batmaninja · 05-17-2018, 02:11 PM

Oh, I am a wazer. Looking at traffic now and dont see any. But I will be hitting LC around 4 when the traffic is already awful and just trying to make sure it isnt doubly awful due to lane closures. Made the trip 3 weekends ago and it was fine, but a coworker said it wasnt today.

BigThicketBoy · 05-17-2018, 02:13 PM

If no wrecks , it's not been to bad.

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03-08-2018, 09:55 PM	#1
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	DO NOT come through Lake Charles headed East on I -10 They are working in the East bound side of the bridge, and it's down to one lane over the bridge. 2-10 is just as bad. Traffic is and will be backed up past Sulfer LA. You been warned. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

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03-08-2018, 10:10 PM	#2
BigYoung Six Point Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: St. John Parish,LA Hunt In: Freestone County TX	Sounds like the construction has the loop around LC backed up too due to increased traffic. Whats an alternate route, 190? I need to head west to Orange from Lafayette. Maybe Blake can chime in...

03-08-2018, 10:23 PM	#3
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	West bound isn't too bad . Once you get over the bridge and past the 210 exit it flows good again untill these no driving LA folks bang into each other Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

03-09-2018, 12:14 AM	#4
brianlg31 Pope & Young Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Bellville TX Hunt In: Pandale	I head Captain Mickey talking about it this morning on the Outdoor show. How long is it going to be like that?

03-09-2018, 12:27 AM	#5
Drop Tine Eight Point Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Montgomery, TX Hunt In: Anywhere and anything legal	If you catch it in the off hours it's not bad at all. I went in to Lake Charles today just timed it right. Got into town about 9:30 AM with no issues, and could have kept traveling east without slow down. Headed back home to Texas at 12:30 and never slowed up until Baytown. Had to take 10 today instead of 105 for work reasons. Now if you hit it during prime time hours it is something awful from what my friends/family say. It's been taking my dad 45 minutes to cover the same stretch that usually takes 15. Construction supposed to last 4 months, so we can count on 8 months surely. haha

03-09-2018, 12:34 AM	#6
tex4k Ten Point Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Big Lake TX. Hunt In: Reagan, Upton, Crockett, and Uvalde counties	There's a little blacktop Road that will take you along the coast all the way to the TX./La. line, but I wouldn't recommend it, we found it several years ago when a barge ran into a bridge closing down our return route back to Lake Charles. Maybe it's still there, this was a good many years ago, there's been a few hurricanes since then.

03-10-2018, 07:12 AM	#10
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	TTT Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

03-10-2018, 02:38 PM	#11
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	Trying to keeps this bumped. Hope it'll save someone some time. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

03-10-2018, 03:09 PM	#12
BigL Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin Hunt In: San Saba, Burnet	Normally how bad will traffic be on a wed around 2-3pm timeframe be?

03-11-2018, 11:26 AM	#14
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	Sunday bump Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

03-11-2018, 11:27 AM	#15
klawdogg Four Point Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Tomball, TX	Just went throuh wasn’t bad

03-11-2018, 12:03 PM	#17
Fargus Ten Point Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Willis Hunt In: DeWitt	Hmm, looks like I may need to start planning an alternate route. Heading to Venice on March 23rd. Should hit Lake Charles between 10 and 11.

03-11-2018, 12:26 PM	#18
kae006 Ten Point Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Colorado Hunt In: Colorado, Wyoming	I'll be heading to Lake Charles late on Wednesday (2200 ish) and coming back around the same time Thursday, think it's going to be a PITA?

03-11-2018, 01:06 PM	#20
JLivi1224 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Mid County Hunt In: Public	Every day. It’s taking my lake CHARLES employees 2-3 hours to get home from SULPHUR in the evenings.

03-11-2018, 01:50 PM	#21
Landrover Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Spring Hunt In: Wherever & Whenever	And Springbreak aint gonna help that mess! My daughter flew home yesterday evening as the construction issues are real between Auburn & Houston on the Gulf Coast!

03-11-2018, 02:27 PM	#23
Flex Ten Point Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Centex Hunt In: The Bushes	Crazy how bad the traffic has gotten there. I don't even know if it will ever get better! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G891A using Tapatalk

03-11-2018, 07:12 PM	#24
ram04 Six Point Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Winnie, Tx Hunt In: The woods, Val verde/Edwards line	If they will ever get these highway expansion finished it will. We still have a few years of work on the section between Winnie and Fannett, there is a wreck on the interstate every couple days. People still driving like idiots going 80 staring at a stupid cell phone.

03-12-2018, 07:12 PM	#26
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

03-13-2018, 11:01 AM	#27
14JKURX Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2016	The wife and I need to be at a funeral in Lake Charles on Friday March 16, 2018 at Noon Any suggestions on a best route .

03-13-2018, 03:42 PM	#29
14JKURX Ten Point Join Date: Jul 2016	Conroe, Texas

03-19-2018, 08:53 PM	#30
BigL Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin Hunt In: San Saba, Burnet	Bump this to top. If I'm leaving Austin around 4am on Wednesday on my way to New Orleans, would you just face whatever traffic is there or is there a better route?

03-19-2018, 09:28 PM	#33
JLivi1224 Ten Point Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Mid County Hunt In: Public	At that time you’ll be just fine.

03-19-2018, 09:38 PM	#35
Cajun Blake Associate Sponsor Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SW Louisiana Hunt In: public & pvt land	I drove thru Sulphur -> LC Sunday around 2:00pm and there was no slowdown, smooth sailing traffic flow at 75 mph. I took 210 to avoid the one-lane MS Bridge It’s all about timing as I would avoid this area (I-10 Eastbound) from 7-9am , and 3:30- 6:30pm; otherwise traffic is a mother. I-10 westbound is fine but does see some 35-40mph slowdown from merging traffic Follow the WAZE app and watch traffic video cameras at www.511la.org

03-20-2018, 11:20 AM	#36
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	Already backed up . Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

03-20-2018, 09:55 PM	#42
RJK70 Pope & Young Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kingwood, TX Hunt In: McMullen County and Western States	I drove through there today on my way to Baton Rouge. There was definitely a slow down but I was able to hop on the loop and get around it with out much trouble. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

04-07-2018, 03:48 PM	#43
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	All lanes are open in Lake Charles. I believe they're going to start on the westbound Lanes Monday Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

05-17-2018, 02:00 PM	#45
batmaninja Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2016 Hunt In: Hill Country	I am heading to Lake Chuck this afternoon. Hearing that ol I-10 east is one lane around Beaumont. Wondering if I should take the Holly Beach route around. Any one been through that area lately?

05-17-2018, 02:11 PM	#47
batmaninja Ten Point Join Date: Jan 2016 Hunt In: Hill Country	Oh, I am a wazer. Looking at traffic now and dont see any. But I will be hitting LC around 4 when the traffic is already awful and just trying to make sure it isnt doubly awful due to lane closures. Made the trip 3 weekends ago and it was fine, but a coworker said it wasnt today.

05-17-2018, 02:13 PM	#48
BigThicketBoy Pope & Young Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Barbers Hill Tx Hunt In: Hardin Co	If no wrecks , it's not been to bad. Sent from my XT1585 using Tapatalk