Traffic Advisory: Temporary Lane Closure
on Elysian Fields Avenue
NEW ORLEANS — On Saturday, September 19, 2020, weather permitting, City of New Orleans Department of Public Works contractor Barriere Construction will temporarily close one travel lane on Elysian Fields Avenue between North Rampart and North Peters streets beginning at 7 a.m.
Construction crews will mill the parking lane and will close the travel lane next to the parking lane for safety. The travel lane will be reopened at 5 p.m.
Public safety is our priority; residents and commuters are reminded to use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near the construction site. The project is scheduled to be completed in November 2020. Lane closure signs will be in place throughout construction.
During this time, street parking and/or driveway access may be impacted. Residents and visitors must adhere to any “No Parking” signs on the streets to avoid being ticketed and towed.
The roadway improvements are part of Moving New Orleans Bikes’ ongoing effort to improve roadways and safety for people riding bikes. This project is one of three currently underway:
- Elysian Fields Avenue from North Peters Street to St. Claude Avenue: Project includes roadway surfacing, reducing the roadway to two travel lanes, and adding a bike lane.
- Franklin Avenue from North Peters Street to St. Claude Avenue: Project includes drain line repairs, roadway resurfacing, and extensions of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at the Franklin Avenue and Chartres Street intersection and the Franklin Avenue and Burgundy Street intersection.
- Royal Street from Elysian Fields Avenue to Esplanade Avenue: Project includes roadway resurfacing.
Questions about this project or RoadworkNOLA should be directed to 504.658.ROAD (7623) or roadwork@nola.gov.
ABOUT ROADWORKNOLA
The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) and Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) are working together to implement an unprecedented program to restore our damaged infrastructure. Using local and federal funds, the $2.3 billion program is the most comprehensive that our region has seen in a generation.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROADWORKNOLA
- More than $2.3 billion worth of DPW/SWBNO work across the City
- Nearly 200 individual projects -- every neighborhood will feel this positive impact
- Project schedules coordinated to minimize construction-related impacts
- Economic opportunity for the City’s small and disadvantaged businesses
- Proactive communications so that residents are well informed throughout the program
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