7/19/24 Update
Poydras (Claiborne to S. Liberty)
Scope: Roadway resurfacing including re-striping, sidewalk repairs, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps, and driveway apron repairs.
Lakebound: All street work and sidewalk repairs are substantially complete.
Riverbound: DPW crews will continue working in the two left travel lanes between Claiborne and S. Liberty for the next couple of weeks. Traffic is currently restricted to one travel lane but will reopen to two travel lanes next week, except where the Sewerage and Water Board (SWB) is repairing a 36-inch waterline. DPW street repairs will resume at the Poydras and S. Liberty intersection once SWB completes the waterline repair.
All work in the riverbound lanes along this stretch of Poydras between Claiborne and S. Liberty is scheduled to be completed sometime in August 2024.
Poydras (Convention Center Blvd to Loyola)
Scope: Patching, milling, and overlaying the street, sidewalk repairs, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps, and driveway apron repairs.
Work is ongoing, with roadway patching repairs now set to begin on Monday, July 22, 2024. Originally scheduled to start on July 15, the patching work was delayed a week. Milling and overlay work will follow. All roadwork along this stretch of Poydras Street between Convention Center Blvd and Loyola is scheduled for completion by October 2024.
To minimize traffic impacts, crews will work in the lakebound lanes during morning rush hour and the riverbound lanes during evening rush hour. Crews will be working in three blocks at a time. At the end of each day, all barricades and cones will be removed, fully reopening the street to vehicular traffic. DPW is exploring options for night work to reduce daytime traffic disruptions.
Julia (Convention Center Blvd to Loyola)
Scope: Roadway resurfacing, including re-striping, sidewalk repairs, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant ramps, and driveway apron repairs.
Crews have finished repairs in the right travel lane and parking lane from Convention Center Blvd to Church and are currently progressing from Church to Loyola. Simultaneous crews are working on the left travel lane and left parking lane between S. Peters and Magazine St, as well as performing sidewalk repairs on Julia.
By July 31, 2024, DPW’s contractor is scheduled to complete all roadway repairs. This leaves only incidental work on Julia to be wrapped up in August. In the unlikely event that the street work extends beyond this timeframe, the contractor will temporarily demobilize, removing any cones or barricades in the 300-600 blocks of Julia St., and resume the remaining work on Monday, August 5.
Julia and Howard Extensions
Scope: Patching, milling, and overlaying the street, and various sidewalk repairs.
Work is substantially complete.