NEW ORLEANS – The City of New Orleans' Department of Public Works and Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans are on schedule to begin construction on more than 55 FEMA-funded roadway projects across the city, with a total investment of $427 million.
The projects coming online are part of the city's $2.4 billion Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
The city has announced that the following FEMA-funded CIP projects are now under way: Lakeview North Group A, Village De L’Est Group A , Lower Ninth Northwest Group A, Read Boulevard East Group A, Read Boulevard West Group A, Lower Ninth Ward Northeast Group A, Lake Terrace and Oaks Group A and Gentilly Terrace Group A.
The West Bank Group A and Lakeshore Group A projects are in the bid and award phase and will be under construction in the coming months.
To learn about the individual projects, including RoadworkNOLA, visit the RoadworkNOLA website for a monthly newsletter and the Road Construction Toolkit.
