Traffic Advisory: Temporary Lane Closure On Navarre Avenue Starts Friday

From the City of New Orleans:

November 4, 2020

On Friday, Nov. 6, 2020, weather permitting, City of New Orleans Department of Public Works contractor Hard Rock Construction Co. LLC will temporarily close part of the westbound travel lane for work in the 800 block of Navarre Avenue beginning at 7 a.m.

Public safety is our priority; residents and commuters are reminded to use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near the construction site. The project is scheduled to be completed in December, weather permitting.

Detour signs will be in place throughout construction, which will take place between Vicksburg and Marshal Foch streets. Crews will begin working in the westbound lane; the eastbound lane will remain open to traffic. After completion of the westbound lane, the eastbound lane will be closed to traffic and the westbound lane will be reopened. Work in each lane is estimated to take three weeks to complete, weather permitting. Work on the 800 block of Navarre is scheduled to be completed in December 2020.

During this time, street parking and/or driveway access will be impacted. Residents and visitors must adhere to any “No Parking” signs on the streets to avoid being ticketed and towed.

The work is part of the $9.1 million Navarre Group A road repair project. New roadways, sidewalks and waterline repairs are expected to be complete by summer 2021, weather permitting. Learn more about Navarre Group A here.

Questions about this project or RoadworkNOLA should be directed to (504) 658-ROAD (7623) or roadwork@nola.gov.

ABOUT ROADWORKNOLA
The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) and Sewerage and 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 ROADWORKNOLA

• 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
  • SWBNO-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.