Traffic Advisory: Multiple Lane Closures on Poydras Street and South Claiborne Avenue

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Sept. 16, 2024

 

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Traffic Advisory: Multiple Lane Closures on Poydras Street and South Claiborne Avenue 

DPW

 

NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans today announced that the Department of Public Works (DPW) contractors Hard Rock Construction, LLC., will close multiple lanes on Poydras Street leading up to the construction zone on Poydras Street & South Claiborne Avenue starting Sept. 23, through Oct. 12, to accommodate the utility work and roadwork as part of the Iberville, Tulane-Gravier, LGD, CBD Group A project.

 

As lake-bound traffic traveling down Poydras Street approaches the work zone on South Claiborne Avenue, the single lane closure will shift to a two-lane closure. Traffic will still be able to turn left onto South Claiborne Avenue.

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 have been notified of the closure through a neighborhood canvass.

  

The $21.8M Iberville, Tulane-Gravier, LGD, CBD Group A project was designed by GreenPoint Engineering, and is being constructed by Hard Rock Construction, 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 line; 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 complete by fall of 2025, weather permitting.  

Since May 2018, DPW has completed 210 projects with an estimated value of $1.047 million. Today, 34 roadwork projects are under construction with an estimated value of nearly $606 million.
  

Please visit https://roadwork.nola.gov/home/ for more information. Questions about this project or The Office of Strategic Engagement & Special Projects should be directed to 504.658.7623 or ose@nola.gov.  

  

To better serve our residents with more timely communication, The Office of Strategic Engagement & Special Projects is in the process of building our distribution list to provide important construction updates via text messaging.  To sign up, you can 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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