Dauphine And St. Ann Intersection Reopens Temporarily

From the City of New Orleans:

July 23, 2020

Beginning on Friday, July 24, 2020, weather permitting, City of New Orleans Department of Public Works contractor Hard Rock Construction, LLC will temporarily reopen the intersection of Dauphine and St. Ann streets and close the intersection of Bourbon and St. Ann streets. The closure is required to accommodate utility upgrades and repairs as part of the $2.2 million St. Ann Full Depth Reconstruction Project. Public safety is our priority; flaggers and signage will be in place at Bourbon Street and Orleans Avenue to direct traffic during the closure.

The intersection at Dauphine and St. Ann streets, which has been closed for several months, will be back filled with asphalt while it is temporarily reopened; crews will return in late August and close intersection for approximately two more weeks to resolve a utility conflict. The work in the Dauphine and St. Ann intersection will not resume until the utility upgrades and repairs are completed at Bourbon and St. Ann streets and that intersection has reopened to vehicular traffic.

The entire project is scheduled to be completed in September 2020, weather permitting. To date, crews have completed installing the new sewer line and are currently working on the new drain line. Once that is complete, they will begin the water main installation and subsequent tie-in and then restore the roadway. After the roadway reopens, crews will begin work on the sidewalks.

Questions about this project or our Capital Improvement Program should be directed to 504.658.ROAD (7623) or roadwork@nola.gov.

About RoadWork NOLA

The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) and Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) are working together to implement an unprecedented program to restore our damaged infrastructure. Using local and federal funds, the $2.3 billion program is the most comprehensive that our region has seen in a generation.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ROADWORK NOLA

• More than $2.3 billion worth of DPW / SWBNO work across the City

• • Includes FEMA-funded roadwork work via the approximately $2 billion Joint Infrastructure (JIRR) Program
  • $250 million FEMA-funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) projects
  • $141 million HUD-funded National Disaster Resiliency Competition (NDRC) grant projects
  • SWB-funded Sewer System Evaluation and Rehabilitation Program (SSERP) (sewer consent decree)
  • City-funded bond project work

• Nearly 200 individual projects — every neighborhood will feel this positive impact
• Project schedules coordinated to minimize construction-related impacts
• Economic opportunity for the City’s small and disadvantaged businesses
• Proactive communications so that residents are well informed throughout the program

This press release was produced by the City of New Orleans. The views expressed are the author's own.