UPDATED: Lane shifts to occur on St. Charles Ave. while drainage construction takes place
Work requires temporary stoppage of streetcar service
Updated Information: RTA bus bridge information included below.
NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, and its contractors will temporarily shift travel lanes on St. Charles Avenue for work related to the Southeast Louisiana Drainage Project (SELA).
Weather permitting, beginning Monday, June 1, the Corps and its contractors will construct underground box culverts at the intersections of Louisiana, Napoleon and Jefferson avenues on St. Charles Ave. During the three-month construction effort, one travel lane in each direction will be shifted on St. Charles Ave. and Louisiana and Napoleon avenues to accommodate construction. The northbound lane on Jefferson Ave. at St. Charles Ave. will be intermittently closed and shifted to accommodate construction.
This work also requires that the St. Charles streetcar tracks at Jefferson, Napoleon and Louisiana avenues be removed causing the interruption of streetcar service for the duration of the work. The Regional Transit Authority will provide bus bridge service in the following three phases.
· Phase I – May 31st to July 11th, bus bridge from Erato St. to Webster St.
· Phase II – July 12th to August 8th, bus bridge from Canal St. to Claiborne Ave.
· Phase III – August 8th to September 5th, bus bridge from Erato St. to Webster St.
Bus stops will be located east/and west bound on St. Charles Ave. where streetcar stops are currently located. For more information, riders can contact RTA at (504)248-3900 or visit www.norta.com.
Throughout construction, The Corps will continue to work closely with its partners at the City of New Orleans.
For more information on the SELA project:
· Construction Hotline: (504) 585-2450
· Facebook: www.facebook.com/SELAfloodprotection | Twitter: www.twitter.com/TeamNewOrleans
· Website: www.mvn.usace.army.mil
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