French Quarter Infrastructure Improvement Project Update: Friday, November 16, 2018
The City of New Orleans, Department of Public Works and Sewerage & Water Board began a full reconstruction project on Bourbon Street from St. Louis to Dumaine streets (500-800 blocks) on September 17, 2018. Work will occur sequentially from the 500 – 800 blocks, with ONLY one block fenced off at a time throughout construction. All businesses along this corridor will remain open and accessible throughout construction. The $9.5 million cost-shared project, which is anticipated to run through June 2019, was designed by Mott McDonald, LLC and will be constructed by Hard Rock Construction, LLC. Project partners include Entergy Electric, Entergy Gas, Cox Communications and AT&T.
Upcoming Contractor Demobilization
No work will take place between November 22 and November 25 in advance of Bayou Classic / Thanksgiving. Currently, the schedule shows that the fencing will be removed in the 500 block roadway by November 21 (Another update will be released if there are changes to this schedule). The concrete pours scheduled for this week are contingent upon passing test results of the base (rocks) for the roadway.
The Toulouse intersection will remain closed to both pedestrian and vehicular traffic through the holiday demobilization.
Attend “Conversation on the Corner”
The next Phase 2 bi-weekly community status meeting will take place on Tuesday, November 20, at 10:30 a.m. at the Four Points Sheraton in the Board Room.
Traffic Status
Opening Soon!!! 500 Block Roadway Remains Closed
Traffic continues to be re-routed from the 500 block of Bourbon St. between St. Louis and Toulouse streets. The contractor has completed installation of the new water line and the new drainage line and crews are preparing for concrete pours. The concrete pours scheduled are contingent upon passing test results of the base (rocks) for the roadway.
Intersection Closure – Toulouse and Bourbon streets
The intersection of Toulouse and Bourbon streets remains closed so that crews can complete the installation of new utilities. This also means that the 600 block of Bourbon is closed to vehicular traffic, as well as the 800 block of Toulouse; flaggers are on site at Dauphine to direct local traffic in / out of the 800 block of Toulouse while crews are working. Expect this closure to last for approximately one more week.
Entergy Electric & Gas
Entergy Gas will continue working on individual services in the 700 / 750 block sidewalks from St. Peter to St. Ann. Entergy Electric will be working in the St. Ann intersection. There will be no intersections closed; however, there will be temporary street closures of Bourbon in the 700 block between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm Monday through Friday. We’re monitoring the river level and will suspend work if it exceeds 13’ and return after it reaches 13’ or less. As usual Entergy will accommodate the public, businesses, and deliveries to the best of their ability.
Upcoming Week Work Plan
- Saturday, Nov. 17 – Wednesday, November 21 (Weather Permitting): Crews will be preparing for concrete pours in the 500 block roadway; crews will be completing the new drain line installation in the Toulouse intersection.
Overall Project Sequence of Construction
| Block | Tentative Schedule (Fence in place / Closed to Vehicular Traffic) |
* Approximate Total Days Per Block (Including Sidewalks) |
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| 500 (St. Louis – Toulouse) | 9/24/18 – 11/21/18 | 75 Days | ||
| 600 (Toulouse – St. Peter) | 11/26/18 – 1/27/19 | 75 Days | ||
| 700 (St. Peter – St. Ann) | 1/28/19 – 2/17/19, 3/7/19 – 4/22/19 | 75 Days | ||
| 800 (St. Ann – Dumaine) | 4/23/19 – 6/25/19 | 75 Days | ||
| Total Days
*Once the contractor moves the fence to the next block, sidewalks in the previous block will be worked on simultaneously |
250 Working Days Total
(exclusive of weather / events days) |
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Mardi Gras Demobilization
The contractor will completely demobilize all labor and materials including fencing from the site and temporarily backfill any trenches by close of business on February 18, two weeks in advance of Mardi Gras, to minimize pedestrian and vehicular traffic disruption. The contractor will resume operations on March 7, 2019.
Demobilization for other Events / Holidays
The Contractor must contain equipment and materials within the block that is fenced off. No work will take place during the following event days or holidays: Bayou Classic / Thanksgiving )11/22-11/25), Christmas / New Year’s Eve / Sugar Bowl (12/24-1/2/2019), French Quarter Fest (4/11-4/14), Jazz Fest (4/26-4/28 and 5/2-5/5).
AT&T Service Outage Reporting Process
To ensure service restoration and proper credit, AT&T residential customers MUST report problems to 1-800-288-2020. Business customers MUST report problems to 1-877-438-0041. After reporting problems to AT&T, customers may also send e-mail to roadwork@nola.gov to help expedite the process.
Garbage Corrals
Garbage must be placed in appropriate corrals at the end of each intersecting block (St. Louis, Toulouse, etc.) between 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Please refrain from leaving garbage cans on the Bourbon St. sidewalk as we are required to maintain pedestrian access.
How to Stay Informed
Questions about this project may be directed to via e-mail to roadwork@nola.gov or to RoadWorkNOLA hotline 504.658.ROAD (7623).