Roadwork ahead for Bayou St. John, Fairgrounds neighbhorhoods
By Jesse Baum, Mid-City Messenger The Fairgrounds and Bayou St John neighborhoods and parts of the 7th Ward, Esplanade Ridge and Treme are in for ...
Category: flood protection and drainage
Extensive Mid-City roadwork at halfway point; $2 million added to project for more construction
Posted on by Katherine Hart
The city is about halfway through roadwork project that has been tearing up streets across Mid-City since July, Sarah Porteous, who manages the RoadWorkNOLA site, ...
S&WB work at Canal and Carrollton to affect water pressure, traffic
Posted on by Mid-City Messenger
Starting today (Jan. 21), the Sewerage & Water Board will start replacing a water valve at Carrollton Avenue and Canal Street. Drivers in the areas ...
Sewerage & Water Board, Department of Pubic Works discuss accountability
Posted on by Mid-City Messenger
By Jesse Baum, Mid-City Messenger The annual Neighborhood Summit of New Orleans for 2019 was packed with attendees from around the city, wearing lanyards written ...
Roadwork update: Mid-City project extended to late 2021; Hagan-Lafitte, Taft Place, Marconi Drive projects continue
Posted on by Mid-City Messenger
The timeline for work on the comprehensive Mid-City Group A project has been extended for at least six months, until winter of 2021. After work ...
SELA projects didn’t increase flooding on July 10, report concludes
Posted on by Mid-City Messenger
The intensity of the July 10 rainfall — with as much as 9 inches in three hours — overwhelmed the city’s pumping and drainage system. ...
City officially kicks off major road-work program across Mid-City
Posted on by Mid-City Messenger
From the Mayor’s Office Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other officials broke ground Tuesday for the $6.56 million Mid-City Group A road-work improvement project. It is ...
Parking lot proposal on Greenway raises specter of flooding
Posted on by Mid-City Messenger
By Jesse Baum, Mid-City Messenger Planning is in the preliminary stages for a new parking lot proposed for 3530-40 Toulouse Street off Bayou St John, ...
Roadwork, drainage work continues on streets across Mid-City
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From the New Orleans Department of Public Works Construction continues on two major infrastructure projects in Mid-City: the Hagan Lafitte Project to improve drainage and ...
City is planning flood-control initiative
Posted on by Katherine Hart
Cars again filled neutral grounds as commuters again navigated their routes to avoid flooded streets on Monday, when 3 to 5 inches of rain fell ...