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Date: February 7, 2025

DPW Construction Updates

With the Super Bowl approaching, construction activities have been paused this week. Most major work has been completed ahead of the event, but some final tasks remain. Crews will resume work next week to complete remaining improvements.

Bourbon Street Bollard Assessment & Replacement Project

Scope:  Replacing old bollards with new removable stainless-steel bollards and sidewalk repairs at various locations on Bourbon Street between Canal and St. Ann

Status: Substantial completion has been achieved, with all bollards replaced. Crews will return next week to finalize punch list items, including catch basin work.

2024 FQ Right of Way Project 

Scope: Roadway resurfacing, re-striping, sidewalk repairs, installation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps, and driveway apron repairs

Locations:

• Gov. Nicholls Street: 600 – 1000 blocks
• Ursulines Avenue: 500 – 1000 blocks
• St. Philip Street: 600 – 1000 blocks
• St. Ann Street: 600, 900 – 1000 blocks
• St. Louis Street: 1100 block
• Madison Street: 600 block
• St. Peter Street: 700-1000 block
• Conti Street: 500 – 600 / 900 – 1100 blocks
• Clinton Street: 200 block
• Chartres Street: 100 – 600 / 800 – 1300 blocks
• Frenchmen Street: 400 – 600 blocks
• Burgundy Street: 2200 – 2500 blocks
• Decatur Street: 2200 – 2500 blocks

2024 CBD Right of Way Project Scope: Roadway resurfacing, re-striping, sidewalk repairs, installation of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps, and driveway apron repairs Locations: Old Poydras St (S. Broad - S. Galvez) Old Poydras St. (S. Galvez – Dead End) Perdido St. (S. Galvez St. –  Claiborne Ave.) Perdido St. (Loyola Ave. – St. Charles Ave.) Gravier St. (LaSalle St. – Loyola Ave.) Union St. (S. Rampart St. – Carondelet St.) Natchez St. (Camp St – Tchoupitoulas St.) Maestri Pl. (St. Charles Ave. – Camp St.) Maestri Pl. (St. Charles Ave. – Camp St.) Girod St. (Loyola Ave. – Convention Center Blvd.) Howard Ave. (Loyola Ave. – Tivoli Circle) Prieur St. (Perdido St. – Tulane Ave.) Carondelet St. (Poydras St. – Canal St.) St. Charles Ave. (Poydras St. – Canal St.) Broad St. (Howard Ave.- Euphrosine St.) Johnson St. (Perdido St. – Tulane Ave.) Rampart St. (Canal St. – Tulane Ave.) Gaiennie St. (S. Peters St. – Convention Center Blvd.) John Churchill Chase St. (Annunciation St. – Dead End at Calliope St.) Poeyfarre St. (Annunciation St. – Magazine St.) Constance St. (John Churchill Chase St. – Andrew Higgins Blvd.) Status: No milling or paving work was scheduled this week due to Super Bowl restrictions. Work will resume next week on the remaining five streets: Constance, Rampart, Dryades, and Poeyfarre. Striping will continue through next week. All concrete work has been completed.

Hotel Collapse Site Rehabilitation

Scope: Waterline installation, drainage upgrades, pavement, and sidewalk restoration

Status: The majority of work is complete. The remaining tasks include sidewalk repairs on Iberville Street and Canal Street, as well as striping on N. Rampart Street. Additionally, RTA grout repairs at the Canal and Rampart intersection are scheduled but will take place after Mardi Gras.

Downman Road / Lincoln Beach Project    

Scope: Road resurfacing, striping, sidewalk repairs, and underground utility updates Locations: Downman Road: Chef Menteur Hwy to Seabrook Bridge Lincoln Beach Blvd: Press Dr to France Rd Providence Place: Press Dr to New York St Leon C. Simon: Press Dr to Elysian Fields Ave   Status: Sidewalk and striping work on Downman Road is wrapping up. On Leon C. Simon Drive, crews continue to remove and replace concrete roadway panels between Elysian Fields to the Seabrook Bridge, with alternating lane closures in effect. Work on ADA ramps is underway between Elysian Fields and Press.

Sidewalk Repairs

Scope: Repairing and upgrading concrete and specialty sidewalks (brick/stone)

Status:  

• Jackson Square:  Next week crews will resume resetting broken stones and grouting areas where grout is missing. This work is expected to continue through the end of the month.
• Barracks Street (Rampart – Decatur): Work is scheduled to begin Monday and will continue through the end of the month.

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