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NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans announced today, that starting Monday Aug. 14, the Department of Public Works’ (DPW) contractor, Barriere Construction Company, LLC., will implement a series of closures and lane shifts to accommodate work in the Dillard neighborhood.
These closures include the following:
- A closure of the turning lane from Gentilly Boulevard to New Orleans Street
- The southbound travel lanes of the 3400-3500 blocks of New Orleans Street will be closed completely. (Please note that the North Broad Street exit to I-610 will not be impacted by this closure)
- The 1800-1900 blocks of Pleasure Street will be closed to vehicular traffic
- One of the northbound travel lanes on the 3300 block of Allen Street will be closed however, one lane will remain open for all vehicular traffic (see map)
These roadways are expected to reopen Friday, Sep. 8, pending completion of the subsurface utility repairs and roadway restoration as part of the Dillard Group A and B project.
Public safety is our top priority; signage and traffic control measures, such as barrels and fencing, will be onsite to direct drivers and pedestrians. Motorists are advised to use caution during this time, as road closures and detours will be in effect. Residents and businesses in this area were notified of the closure through a neighborhood canvassing effort.
The $39.5 million Dillard Group A and B project was designed by Gaea Consultants and is being constructed by Barriere Construction Company, LLC. Click here to view the community meeting presentation and map of the project. The scope of work varies by block but includes repairing sewage, water and drainage lines, rebuilding the street entirely and repairing sidewalks and curbs. In general, the contractor is working from 7 a.m. until sunset, Monday through Friday. The project is scheduled to be completed fall of 2023, weather permitting.
Since May 2018, DPW has completed 169 projects with an estimated value of $642 million. Today, 50 roadwork projects are under construction with an estimated value of nearly $649 million.
Please visit roadwork.nola.gov for more information. Questions about this project or RoadworkNOLA should be directed to 504.658.ROAD (7623) or roadwork@nola.gov.
To better serve our residents with more timely communication, RoadworkNOLA is in the process of building our distribution list to provide important construction updates through text messaging. To sign up, text ROADWORK to 77295 or go to ready.nola.gov/alerts to create a profile and select the “roadwork” alert list.
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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.
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