The Michoud Boulevard Reconstruction Project is approximately 51 percent complete. The project was designed by Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc. and is being built by Cycle Construction Company, LLC. Inclement weather and unforeseen site conditions have once again shifted the project schedule, which is now projected to be complete at the end of the year.
Crews continue paving the lake bound travel lane and are about 100 feet short of reaching the Dwyer Road intersection, the location at which a number of unexpected site conditions exist. Crews are forming up new sidewalks and driveway aprons now and several concrete placements are planned for the next two weeks of May, before crews shift traffic and begin excavation on the southbound side of the roadway.
Traffic control signs and barrels are in place to keep residents and commuters safe. Please mind the traffic control signs and barricades and never move them from their assigned locations.
The reconstruction project includes:
- Installing a new bus turnaround on Dwyer Road;
- Replacing the existing water, sewer and drainage lines from Chef Menteur Highway to Dwyer Road;
- Repaving the roadway in concrete between the Michoud Bridge and Dwyer Road;
- Repaving the roadway in asphalt from the Michoud Bridge to Chef Menteur Highway; and
- Installing new sidewalks and Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections.