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For statewide traffic and road conditions, visit our 511 page. You can also get traffic updates by dialing 511 from your phone.
Current Work:
The crew has placed the construction sign at the project site and they have installed a silt fence. The silt fencing is used to keep all the debris from construction out of the streams and other waterways.
They’ve also completed the utility work with the city-parish contract and have installed dual cross-drain pipes under the roadway. The foundation has been laid and the asphalt patches have been placed on top.
As of now, the crews are continuing the side drains pipe installation and box culverts which cover the pipes while they are underground.
The only current closures residents can expect are to the right of I-12 to Old Hammond and also to the left of Old Hammond Hwy. to Florida Blvd.
More surface work of the drains will be completed as the weather permits.
Traffic entering and exiting some streets, driveways, businesses and subdivisions will be temporarily inconvenienced while we work around driveways. If your business or residence has two entrances/exits, one entrance/exit will be closed temporarily during construction operations, but the other entrance will remain open, allowing access to your business or residence. If your business has one entrance/exit, we will maintain traffic in and out of the business or residence while crews work across the driveway.
Motorists should expect delays, and we ask that you proceed through the project with caution. Be on the lookout for flaggers and construction traffic entering and exiting the highway, side streets and driveways.
All above mentioned work schedules are subject to change due to adverse weather. Please see public notices for exact times, dates and cancellations.
For additional questions or comments, contact DOTD’s Customer Service Center at 1-877-4LA-DOTD (1-877-452-3683) or e-mail at dotdcs@la.gov. The center is open 7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You can also visit the project’s Web page by going to http://www.dotd.la.gov/ and clicking on “Projects” from the Programs & Projects section of the main menu on the left-hand side of the page and selecting the “O’Neal Widening Project” link.
If you are a member of a homeowners association and would like a DOTD speaker to attend one of your meetings to share information about this project, please let me know.
Again, we thank you for your feedback and patience during this construction. Additionally, at your convenience, please let us know how we are doing by filling out our customer service survey. Customer Service Survey