The Michoud Boulevard Reconstruction Project is approximately 70 percent complete. The $3.3M project was designed by Evans-Graves Engineers, Inc., is being built by Cycle Construction Company, LLC and is scheduled to be completed at the end of the year.
The lake-bound lane of Michoud Boulevard between Chef Menteur Highway and Dwyer Road is complete and open to traffic. Missing portions of sidewalk are scheduled to include flexible pavement, which will allow tree roots to continue to receive nutrients , ensuring a healthy tree canopy. The south-bound lane between Chef Menteur Highway and Lourdes Street is also complete.
Construction crews have closed the portion of the south-bound lane between Lourdes Street and Dwyer Road as crews excavate the existing pavement and begin utility replacement work. South-bound traffic is being detoured onto Lourdes Street. View a map of the current traffic configuration here.
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 (ADA)-compliant curb ramps at intersections.