Command Construction Industries, LLC crews are now 70 percent complete with the Fleur de Lis Drive Phase III Reconstruction Project between 30th Street and Old Hammond Highway in the West End neighborhood.
The majority of the work planned on the northbound travel lane is complete with sidewalk and minor finishing work remaining. All underground utilities such as water, sewer and drainage lines have been replaced.
The south (river) bound lane between Old Hammond Hwy and 30th Street is now closed to traffic as crews excavate and replace existing utilities. Southbound traffic has been re-routed to Pontchartrain Boulevard.
A landscaping crew is following the concrete crew and planting sod on the northbound travel lane. Residents are asked to begin mowing this grass once it has taken root as they would have prior to construction.
Residents should expect to see three crews on site full time, with an extra asphalt crew addressing side street tie-in work, as needed.
Residents are reminded to use caution when walking, biking and driving through active construction sites and be mindful of onsite traffic detour signage, safety barrels and cones.
The project is scheduled to be completed in fall 2018. The scope of work includes:
- Removing and replacing the underground water, sewer and drainage lines;
- Repaving the roadway; and
- Installing new sidewalks and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections.