The $5.1M Black Pearl Group B infrastructure improvement project began in December 2020. This month the construction contractor, Infinity Construction, began sewer line replacements in the 7600 block of Dominican Street. This work will continue north, toward Cherokee Street, and south, toward Leake Avenue, for the next three months. The project is expected to be completed in winter 2021, weather permitting.

This month Palmisano Construction crews, in close collaboration with Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, performed water line test closures in preparation for upcoming utility work associated with the Lakeview North Group C infrastructure improvement project. Test closures allow crews to identify areas that may potentially experience service disruptions when a new water line is being tied into an existing water line. Water line tie-ins are scheduled to begin later this month. In addition to preparing for water line installations, crews continued repairing sidewalks and driveway aprons throughout the project area.

After taking a short pause during the holidays, Boh Bros Construction Co., LLC crews continued underground utility work and roadway restoration in the Audubon neighborhood as part of the $7.3M Audubon Group A infrastructure improvement project.  This month, crews continued excavation and milling work on Hurst and Octavia streets.  Water line work on Webster and Henry Clay streets continued in close collaboration with Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. The project is currently scheduled to be complete in summer 2021, weather permitting.

This month, TKTMJ crews continued repairing concrete walkways and began new parking surfaces as part of the Breakwater Drive Improvement Project. Crews resumed work this fall after receiving approval from FEMA to increase the project scope to include parking lot and walkway rehabilitation work. The expanded scope extended the final completion date into March 2021, weather permitting.  

This month the Department of Public Works (DPW) and its inspectors continued pre-pour inspections on the West End Group A infrastructure improvement project. These inspections ensure everything is properly constructed prior to placement of the final layer of concrete. Concrete pours on Regents, Kennison and Roy streets are expected to be complete by early February, weather permitting. The project is approximately 80 percent complete and on target to wrap up in the spring.