BOURBON PHASE 2 PROJECT DELAYED DUE TO MISSISSIPPI RIVER HIGH LEVEL
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works’ contractor Hard Rock Construction, LLC, will not resume work today on the Bourbon Phase 2 project as previously scheduled due to water levels along the Mississippi River. Last month, the contractor completely demobilized all labor and materials from the site and backfilled open trenches to minimize pedestrian and vehicular traffic disruption ahead of Mardi Gras. The project will continue when the river level drops below 15 at the Carrollton gauge, which is currently predicted to be on or around March 30. Until that time, the project area will continue to be demobilized.
Typically, all work is restricted within 1,500 feet of the Mississippi River levees when the river level reaches 11 feet and rising at the Carrollton gauge; however, the City, Entergy Gas and Entergy Electric were granted waivers by the Corps of Engineers and levee district to work on the Bourbon Phase 2 project up to 15 feet at the Carrollton gauge. Entergy Gas and Entergy Electric will also resume work once the river level drops below 15 feet.
The City is more than fifty percent complete with the Bourbon Phase 2 project; the contractor has fully reconstructed the roadway between St. Louis and Orleans streets (500-700 blocks) with upsized drainage, a better sewer system, new sidewalks and new, smoother pavement. Additionally, the lighting and security have been upgraded between St. Louis and St. Peter streets. Entergy Gas and Entergy Electric have also completed upgrades to their services in those blocks.
The cost-shared project is scheduled to last through summer 2019. It was designed by Mott McDonald, LLC and project partners include Entergy Electric, Entergy Gas, Cox Communications and AT&T. A full description of the project and weekly updates are available at: http://roadwork.nola.gov/bourbon/.
Overall Project Sequence of Construction
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Block
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Tentative Schedule (Fence in place)
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* Approximate Total Days Per Block (Including Sidewalks)
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500 (St. Louis – Toulouse)
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9/24/18 – 11/30/18
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75 Days
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600 (Toulouse – St. Peter)
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12/03/18 – 1/27/19
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75 Days
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700 (St. Peter – St. Ann)
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1/27/19 – 2/17/19, TBD
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75 Days
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800 (St. Ann – Dumaine)
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TBD
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75 Days
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Total Days
*Once the contractor moves the fence to the next block, sidewalks in the previous block will be worked on simultaneously
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250 Working Days Total
(exclusive of weather / events days)
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Questions about our French Quarter Infrastructure Improvement Project may be directed via e-mail to roadwork@nola.gov or to our RoadworkNOLA hotline 504.658.ROAD (7623).
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