Two FEMA-funded construction projects that will improve infrastructure in the New Orleans East are now underway. The Read Boulevard East Group A project is being constructed by Hard Rock Construction, LLC. Crews are currently performing construction layout and moving traffic control measures into place. View the project map here.
Command Construction Industries, LLC crews are wrapping up layout activities and saw-cutting in the Read Boulevard West Group A project area.
The scope varies by block but includes the following types of work:
- Patch Mill / Overlay: Repave the asphalt roadway from curb to curb and repair damaged sidewalks;
- Patch Concrete: Remove damaged portions of the concrete roadway and replace it with new smooth concrete pavement;
- Incidental Road Repairs: Remove damaged portions of the asphalt roadway and replace it with new smooth pavement; and
- Non-Paving Incidentals: Repair damaged sidewalks, driveway aprons and curbs within the public right-of-way.
Learn more about the project’s construction sequencing and anticipated impacts by viewing a copy of the public meeting presentation here.