The Hagan-Lafitte Project continues as Command Construction begins granite curb installation on Toulouse Street. This, in addition to bioswale construction, will be a functional and environmentally sound feature to help alleviate flooding in the historic neighborhood.
Street paving has started on St. Peter Street and will be complete in April, while construction crews will begin paving Toulouse Street and Hagan Avenue in the next two months.
The $7.1M Hagan-Lafitte project is a "gray-green" infrastructure project that will feature upsized drainage, urban bioswales and a huge water storage facility located underneath Easton Park.
The goals for the project, which is scheduled to be complete by summer 2020 weather permitting, include:
- Increasing drainage to reduce flooding;
- Utilizing green infrastructure to slow, retain, and absorb storm water;
- Beautifying with green areas;
- Replenishing groundwater; and
- Storing rainwater underground.
View the preconstruction public meeting presentation here.
For more information about this project and other upcoming work, please visit Roadwork.nola.gov or call 504.658.ROAD (7623).