We are making significant headway in fixing our infrastructure. Combining local and federal dollars, our $2.3 billion Capital Improvement Project is the most comprehensive infrastructure revamp our region has seen in decades. The City is giving new projects the go-ahead and working to keep current projects on schedule so that we can swiftly work to improve our roads.
The RoadworkNOLA success stories highlighted in this newsletter include:
District A: Progress continues on the $7.3 million Hagan-Lafitte “gray green” infrastructure project, which will address localized flooding in the Lafitte community. The project, among the first of its kind in New Orleans, includes storage tanks installed beneath the 100-year-old field in Easton Park. The storage tanks, when tied into the drainage system, can hold more than 1.2 million gallons of storm water.
District B: Construction is slated to commence in late July/early August on the Mid-City Group A Capital Improvement Project. The scope of work includes concrete pavement repairs, curb repairs and asphalt roadway re-pavements.
District C: The $3.9 million, St. Claude Group A Project construction continues north of St. Claude Avenue. Construction crews are continuing to install Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps, sidewalks and driveways. Work is occurring on Congress, North Rampart, North Johnson, Alvar, Gallier, Independence, Bartholomew and Montegut streets.
District D: The $15 million Pontilly Neighborhood Stormwater Network project is progressing, including a pre-construction community meeting held this month at Mary D. Coghill Elementary School. The project is nearly 10 percent complete and includes an array of storm water interventions such as bioswales and street basins, all designed to reduce street flooding.
District E: Refurbishment construction of three New Orleans East Bridges continues in District E. Weather permitting, the $753,000 project is slated for completion in November 2019. The scope of work for this project may include: repairing damaged bridge pilings; replacing decking, beams, and other structural components; and installing permanent pavement striping and signage.
Sincerely,
LaToya Cantrell
Mayor, City of New Orleans