NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced that Department of Public Works (DPW) contractor Hard Rock Construction, LLC will be performing a lane closure on the 500 block of South Galvez Street starting Aug. 14 through Sept. 11 to accommodate the utility work as part of the Iberville, Tulane-Gravier, LGD, CBD Group A project. Local traffic will be accommodated to enter and exit the neighborhood.
Signage and traffic control measures, such as barrels and fencing, will be onsite to direct drivers and pedestrians. Motorists are advised to use caution during this time as road closures and detours will be in effect. Residents and businesses in this area have been notified of the closure through a neighborhood canvass.
The $21.8 million Iberville, Tulane-Gravier, LGD, CBD Group A project was designed by GreenPoint Engineering and is being constructed by Hard Rock Construction, LLC. Click here to view the community meeting presentation and map of the project. The scope of work varies by block but includes repairing sewage, water and drainage lines, as well as rebuilding the street entirely and repairing sidewalks and curbs. In general, the contractor is working from 7 a.m. until sunset, Monday through Friday. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by Fall 2025, weather permitting.
Since May 2018, DPW has completed 206 projects with an estimated value of $959 million. Today, 34 roadwork projects are under construction with an estimated value of nearly $685 million.
For more information, visit roadwork.nola.gov. Questions about this project or RoadworkNOLA should be directed to 504.658.ROAD (7623) or [email protected].
To better serve residents with more timely communication, RoadworkNOLA is in the process of building a distribution list to provide important construction updates through text messaging. To sign up, text ROADWORK to 77295 or go to ready.nola.gov/alerts to create a profile and select the “roadwork” alert list.
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