City of New Orleans contractor Beverly Construction LLC are now 100 percent complete with all work on N. Tonti and N. Dorgenous streets on the Lower Ninth Ward Northeast Group A project. There has also been significant progress made on Law and Miro streets. The entire project is currently at almost 30 percent complete.
Crews are currently working in the northern and western portions of the area bounded by N. Claiborne Avenue, Jackson Barracks, Florida Avenue and Caffin Avenue through June 2018.
The $3.5M Lower Ninth Ward Northeast Group A project is the second of thirteen planned FEMA-funded construction project which will help improve road conditions in the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood. The project was designed by Neel - Schaffer, Inc.
The Lower Ninth Ward Northeast Group A project scope of work includes:
- Repaving the asphalt roadway from curb-to-curb;
- Patching the roadway with asphalt;
- Repairing damaged sidewalks and driveway aprons; and
- Installing Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at appropriate intersections.
Work is expected to be complete on the entire project in winter 2019.