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Date: February 28, 2025

DPW Construction Updates

Below are the latest project updates for ongoing construction across the city. Click on a project name to view its dedicated DPW construction page for more details.

• 2024 CBD Right of Way Improvements
• 2024 FQ Right of Way Improvements
• 2024 Right of Way - Phase 2 Improvements
• Hotel Collapse Site Rehabilitation Project 
• Downman Rd. / Lincoln Beach Blvd. Improvements
• Sidewalk Repairs
• Broad Street Pedestrian Safety Project

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: Crews have completed paving on Constance and Poeyfarre streets, while work on Rampart Street is ongoing. Paving on Dryades Street is scheduled to begin early next week. Additionally, touch-up and striping work is in progress on various streets.

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 - Phase 2 Improvements Scope: Patch, Mill and Resurfacing work at various locations Locations: Magazine Street (Nashville Avenue to East Drive) Status: Construction began on Magazine Street between Nashville Avenue and East Drive on Thursday, Feb. 20. The Department of Public Works contractor, Boh Bros. Construction Co., LLC, is milling and resurfacing the roadway, including both travel and parking lanes. Crews are working daily from 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM, maintaining one open lane in the direction where construction is not occurring. "No Parking/Tow Away Zone" signs are posted in active work areas. The project is expected to conclude with roadway restriping by the end of the week, weather permitting. Please note, the schedule may change due to weather or other factors.

Hotel Collapse Site Rehabilitation

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

Status: The majority of work is complete. Iberville brick work was recently completed. 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: Work on Downman Road is now complete. On Leon C. Simon Drive, crews are continuing to remove and replace concrete roadway panels from Elysian Fields Avenue to the Seabrook Bridge. One lane of traffic will remain open in the direction where construction is not occurring.

Sidewalk Repairs

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

Status:  

• Barracks Street (Rampart – Decatur): All work is complete except in the 700 block, where a water leak must be repaired by the Sewerage & Water Board before construction can resume.

Broad Street Pedestrian Safety Project

Scope: Pedestrian Signal Improvements, ADA Curb Ramps and Sidewalks Status: With the Endymion Parade approaching on March 1, crews have started work on the lake side of Palmyra to Banks Street to improve safety and traffic flow. Over the next few weeks, crews will replace sidewalks and driveways on the lake side from Conti to Iberville and the river side from Palmyra to Cleveland. Traffic detours will be set up along Cleveland to Canal (river side) and Iberville to Canal (lake side). Street parking won’t be available during sidewalk work. No Sidewalk Parking: Residents and businesses should avoid parking on sidewalks—enforcement begins soon.

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Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we improve the streets of New Orleans.

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City of New Orleans  
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New Orleans, LA 70112