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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2016
Contact: Erin Burns
For Media Inquiries Only communications@nola.gov (504) 658-4945
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Traffic Advisory: S. Broad St. at Gravier St. to be restricted though mid-December
NEW ORLEANS — Today, the City of New Orleans
issued a traffic advisory for the intersection of S. Broad Street and Gravier
Street beginning tomorrow, Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. and lasting through
mid-December. The traffic restrictions will occur in three phases and will
facilitate placement of American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant traffic
signals at the intersection. Phase 1 Beginning tomorrow until Tuesday, Nov. 15 at 5 a.m., the S.
Broad Street lake-bound lane at Gravier Street will be closed to vehicular
traffic to facilitate installation of underground drainage utilities.
Construction crews will be onsite working throughout this road closure. The underground utility work is part of the Gravier Street
reconstruction project. Traffic on the downtown side of the Broad Street Bridge
will be narrowed to one lane and then diverted on to the Poydras Street off
ramp, on to S. Galvez Street, on to Tulane Avenue, and then back on to S. Broad
Street. Uptown-bound traffic on the Broad Street Bridge will not be impacted by
this closure.
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Phase 2 From Nov. 15 until Nov. 28, vehicular traffic on both sides
of S. Broad Street at Gravier Street will be impacted. The inside lanes, on
either side of S. Broad Street, closest to the neutral ground, will be closed.
Two travel lanes in both directions will be maintained on S. Broad Street
through the work zone.
Phase 3
From Nov. 28 until Dec. 12, vehicular traffic on both sides
of S. Broad Street at Gravier Street will be impacted. The two outside travel
lanes, on either side of S. Broad Street, furthest from the neutral ground,
will be closed. One travel lane, in both directions will be maintained on S.
Broad Street through the work zone.
Lake bound Gravier Street traffic will be diverted to the
Poydras Street off-ramp to Perdido Street and then S. White Street. Commuters
should follow the posted detour signs.
S. Broad Street will not be accessible from the Poydras
Street on-ramp. Commuters should plan to take S. Galvez Street to Tulane Avenue
in order to reach S. Broad Street lake-bound.
At this time, the Gravier Street reconstruction project (S. Galvez
Street to S. Broad Street) is approximately 55 percent complete and on schedule
to be completed in early 2017. The full scope of work includes removing and
replacing underground water, sewer and drainage lines, repaving the roadway,
installing new sidewalks and ADA-compliant curb ramps at intersections.
Residents and commuters are reminded to use caution when
driving, bicycling and walking near active construction sites.
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