Street closure to occur
near Florida Avenue for work related to SELA
Southeast
Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA)
NEW
ORLEANS – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans
District will temporarily close a section of Montegut Street for work related
to the Southeast Louisiana Urban Flood Control Project (SELA).
Weather dependent, beginning Monday, April 18, 2016,
Montegut Street will close between Florida Avenue and N. Dorgenois Street for
box culvert construction and related utility work. Local access will be
maintained. This closure is estimated to last until the end of 2017.
Florida Avenue is currently closed from Almonaster
Boulevard to Mazant Street for drainage canal construction. The project is
scheduled to be complete in 2018.
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. 16-018