The City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works and Sewerage & Water Board began a full reconstruction project on Bourbon Street from St. Louis to Dumaine streets (500-800 blocks) on September 17, 2018. Work is occuring sequentially from the 500 – 800 blocks, with ONLY one block fenced off at a time throughout construction. All businesses along this corridor are open and accessible throughout construction.
Currently, the contractor has completed installing new drain and water lines in the 500 block roadway and in the Toulouse intersection. Crews are preparing for concrete pours and reopening the roadway and intersection to pedestrian and vehicular traffic in early December. Once the 500 block roadway is reopened to traffic, crews will install the fence to begin work in the 600 block roadway and simultaneously start on the sidewalks in the 500 block.
The $9.5 million cost-shared project, which is anticipated to run through June 2019, was designed by Mott McDonald, LLC and will be constructed by Hard Rock Construction, LLC. Project partners include Entergy Electric, Entergy Gas, Cox Communications and AT&T.
More details about the Phase 2 improvements were provided during a pre-construction public meeting presentation on August 28.
Weekly updates and all information pertaining to the Bourbon Phase 2 project are being posted on www.roadwork.nola.gov/bourbon.