Command Construction Industries, LLC is currently working on the river side of S. Galvez Street between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Toledano Street. Traffic is being detoured to S. Claiborne Avenue and S. Broad Street for the duration of construction, which scheduled to last through the end of the year.
Construction crews completed installing new water lines in October and have tied the new lines into the water system. Crews are now working on repairing damaged portion of the sewer pipes. Utility work is scheduled to last through November.
Residents should expect frequent, possibly bi-weekly, concrete placements in the month of November.
The S. Galvez Street Infrastructure Improvement Project will enhance the public area and trigger subsequent recovery and investment in surrounding neighborhoods. The project was designed in accordance with the City of New Orleans’ Complete Streets policy.
The scope of work for this project includes full reconstruction of the roadway, including:
- Replacing the existing sewer, water and drainage lines;
- Widening the neutral ground;
- Narrowing the roadway from 35 ft. to 26 ft.; and
- Reconfiguring the roadway from two travel lanes and one parking lane to one travel lane, one dedicated bicycle lane and one parking lane.