On Monday, April 5, 2021 beginning at 7 a.m., weather permitting, the City of New Orleans and Department of Public Works' contractor, Wallace C. Drennan Construction Company, will temporarily close the 3100 block of Broadway Street between Earhart Boulevard and Colapissa Street for approximately five weeks to perform sewer line replacement operations as part of the Marlyville-Fontainebleau Group C infrastructure improvement project.

The closure will be in effect from 7 a.m. on Monday, April 5 through 5:30 p.m. on Monday, May 10. Public safety is our priority; residents and commuters are reminded to use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near the construction site.

Lane closure signs will be in place throughout construction. During this time, street parking and/or driveway access will be impacted. Residents and visitors must adhere to any “No Parking” signs on the streets to avoid being ticketed and towed.

The $10.5M Marlyville-Fontainebleau Group C infrastructure improvement project calls for removing and replacing existing water and drainage lines, repairing sewer lines, repaving the roadway in asphalt, replacing damaged sidewalks and driveway aprons, and installing Americans with Disabilities Act- compliant curb ramps at intersections.

Questions about this project or RoadworkNOLA should be directed to 504.658.ROAD (7623) or roadwork@nola.gov. 

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About RoadworkNOLA

The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) and Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) are working together to implement an unprecedented program to restore our damaged infrastructure. Using local and federal funds, the $2.3 billion program is the most comprehensive that our region has seen in a generation. 

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROADWORKNOLA 

• More than $2.3 billion worth of DPW / SWBNO work across the City 
  • Includes FEMA-funded roadwork work via the approximately $2 billion Joint Infrastructure (JIRR) Program 
  • $250 million FEMA-funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) projects 
  • $141 million HUD-funded National Disaster Resiliency Competition (NDRC) grant projects 
  • SWB-funded Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation Program (SSERP) (sewer consent decree) 
  • City-funded bond project work 
• Nearly 200 individual projects -- every neighborhood will feel this positive impact 
• Project schedules coordinated to minimize construction-related impacts 
• Economic opportunity for the City’s small and disadvantaged businesses 
• Proactive communications so that residents are well informed throughout the program