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: Final inspection was completed on the Lakeshore Group A, $1.1 Million Incidental Road Repair project. The project scope included: patching the roadway with asphalt; installing American with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections; and replacing/repairing damaged underground water and drainage lines.
District B: The South Broad Street Improvement Project, between Erato Street and Tulane Avenue, is now 99 percent complete. In addition to new roadway striping including protected bike lanes, project improvements include: three Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps, added high-visibility crosswalk striping and additional traffic signage.
District C: Reconstruction of Bourbon Street is more than 60% complete. Full reconstruction of the roadway between St. Louis and Orleans streets (500-700 blocks) has been completed with upsized drainage, a better sewer system, new sidewalks and new, smoother pavement.
District D: The City of New Orleans Resilience Design Review Committee convened at the Norman Mayer Library to review the design progress of the St. Anthony Green Streets project in the Gentilly Resilience District. The St. Anthony Green Streets Project is a redesign and retrofit of roughly ten blocks of residential streets and two neighborhood parks within the St. Anthony neighborhood.
District E: A final walkthrough has been completed on the Read Boulevard East A Group Project; designed to improve the infrastructure in the Read Boulevard East neighborhood, which spans from Read Boulevard I-10, I-510 and Chef Menteur Highway. Work is now down to one crew concentrated on sidewalks and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant ramps.
Sincerely,

LaToya Cantrell
Mayor, City of New Orleans
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