Lane shift to occur on
St. Charles Avenue for work related to SELA
Southeast
Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project
NEW
ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans
District will temporarily place travel lanes on St. Charles Avenue at Jefferson
Avenue on the north side of the roadway for work related to the Southeast
Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA).
Tuesday, March 15, 2016, west (uptown) bound and
east (downtown) bound traffic will be placed on the north side or west bound
lanes of St. Charles Avenue from Leontine to Octavia streets. This traffic
configuration will last approximately two months so that permanent roadway
restoration can occur on the south side or east bound lanes of St. Charles
Avenue.
Throughout construction, the Army Corps will
continue to coordinate closures with its partners at the City of New Orleans
and the Sewerage & Water Board.
For
more information on the SELA project:
Release no. 16-016