Letter: Who is going to benefit from loop?

• Published: Mar 10, 2008 - UPDATED: 12:05 a.m.

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For years we have heard that Baton Rouge needs a loop. Now that the finalization of a plan has drawn near, one has to wonder who this is going to benefit.

The routings now being considered look as though they were either formed by a cow or a politician.

In the past a person would follow the cow trail as it was the easiest path to navigate in the horse buggy. As paved roads came about, they just followed the already-established trails. Made sense then, but now?

What happened to the talk of adding a second level to the interstate system already in place? This was discussed years ago, then sort of disappeared. No money for certain well-connected people, I guess, since the right-of-way is already established.

What would make more sense is upgrading of established roadways that remain free of tolls.

The routing of the loop now only makes sense to people who want to profit. Not for those who need traffic relief.