Traffic Advisory: Temporary Closure of Northbound Travel Lane of 5500 Elysian Fields Avenue
NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced that beginning Thursday, Oct. 12, at 7 a.m., weather permitting, Department of Public Works (DPW) contractor, Command Construction Industries, LLC, will temporarily close the northbound right-hand lane of the 5500 block of Elysian Fields Avenue to vehicular traffic to accommodate driveway and right-of-way construction on the Milneburg Group A construction project.
During this time, crews will be removing and replacing sections of damaged concrete driveways and right-of-way, which will limit northbound traffic to one lane between Odin Street and Mendez Street. The temporary lane closure will remain in effect until Friday, Oct. 20. Residents in this area were notified of the closure through a neighborhood canvassing effort.
The $15.4 million Milneburg Group A project was designed by Mott MacDonald, Inc. and is being constructed by Command Construction Industries, 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 entire project is scheduled to be completed by the winter of 2023, weather permitting.
Since May 2018, DPW has completed 171 projects with an estimated value of $668 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 whole profile and select the “roadwork” alert list.
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