May 26, 2022 | From City of New Orleans
TRAFFIC ADVISORY: MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. (ST. CHARLES – S. CLAIBORNE) PATCH MILL OVERLAY PROJECT START
NEW ORLEANS — On Friday, May 27, weather permitting, City of New Orleans Department of Public Works contractor, Boh Brothers Construction Company, LLC, will begin mobilization on the Martin Luther King Jr. (St. Charles – S. Claiborne) Patch Mill Overlay project.
Parking restrictions and temporary changes to traffic patterns along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will start at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, and will remain in effect throughout the duration of the project. Construction crews will be working the full length of the travel lane in each direction from St. Charles Avenue to S. Claiborne Avenue.
Motorists should expect intermittent lane closures on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from St. Charles Avenue to S. Claiborne Avenue beginning at 7:30 a.m. Friday, May 27, to allow for roadway patching. Full lane closures and changes to traffic patterns will take effect Tuesday, May 31, beginning with a closure on S. Claiborne Avenue (US 90-W) heading uptown to the left-only turning lane for traffic turning towards Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Traffic will be temporarily reduced to one turning lane for traffic in order to accommodate new traffic patterns on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard during construction.
Residents and businesses in this area have been notified of the project start and construction impacts by a neighborhood canvass and other efforts. The project team will work to minimize impacts to trash pick-up and postal deliveries and will address issues during construction raised from businesses and residents.
During this time, crews will be completing roadway and subsurface utility repairs, which will require temporary changes to traffic and parking. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (St. Charles Avenue – S. Claiborne Avenue) will remain open to two-way traffic through the duration of construction. In the event of closures or detours, motorists will be notified through future traffic advisories.
The project will be completed in two phases. The first phase will include patching and resurfacing the lane next to the neutral ground with traffic routed to the current parking lane. The second phase will shift the traffic to the newly paved travel lane with patching and resurfacing to be completed on the lanes next to the sidewalk. A travel lane will remain open in each direction throughout construction.
The $4.8 million Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (St. Charles – S. Claiborne) Patch Mill Overlay project was designed by HNTB Corporation and is being constructed by Boh Brothers Construction Company, LLC. Click here to view the community meeting presentation and map of the project. The scope of work includes replacement and repaving of roadways, replacement of some sidewalks and driveway aprons, installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections, and installation of protected bicycle lanes. In general, the contractor will work from 7 a.m. until sunset, Monday through Friday. The entire project is scheduled to be complete by the summer of 2023, weather permitting. Click here for frequently asked questions and answers.
Since May 2018, DPW has completed 126 projects with an estimated value of $356 million. Today, 57 roadwork projects are under construction with an estimated value of nearly $632 million.
Please visit www.roadwork.nola.gov for more information. Questions about this project or RoadworkNOLA should be directed to 504.658.ROAD (7623) or roadwork@nola.gov.
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