Traffic and Pressure Advisory: Uptown, CBD, French Quarter, Warehouse District & Central City

NEW ORLEANS – September 7, 2015 – (RealEstateRama) — New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board advised residents, businesses and motorists that the lakebound side of Nashville from Cucullu Street to Claiborne Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic on Saturday September 5th, 2015 beginning at 3 a.m. while Wallace C. Drennan Inc. doing work for the Sewerage and Water Board will be repairing a 48-inch water main at the intersection of Nashville and S. Claiborne Avenues.

The scope of work includes excavating a portion of the roadway, the major repair of the 48″ water main replacing the damaged water line, placing fill material beneath the roadway, and paving the damaged portion of the roadway. This major repair will result in a minor reduction in pressure for a large portion of the city including but not limited to the Uptown, Garden District, French Quarter, Central City and downtown areas.

The repair will result in a street closure of lakebound Nashville between Cucullu and S. Claiborne Avenue. The street closure will start September 5th at 3 a.m. and remain in effect until 6 a.m. Tuesday morning, September 8 th . At that time, lakebound Nashville will be opened temporarily to allow traffic to pass from 6 a.m. until 9 a.m. Tuesday morning September 8 th then closed again until 2 p.m. to complete restoration of the roadway. River bound Nashville will remain open throughout the repair. Please plan accordingly for the street closures that will occur with this project. This work has been scheduled over the long Labor Day weekend to mitigate traffic impacts on this major thoroughfare and the two adjacent schools. We appreciate your patience as we continue to improve the City’s water infrastructure and residents are reminded to use caution when driving, bicycling and walking near this and other active construction sites.