New Orleans Traffic

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Causeway Boulevard will be down to one lane in each direction Saturday between Interstate 10 and Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie due to ongoing construction. Crews will close the right lanes on northbound and southbound Causeway between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. to begin work on the new overpass. The construction is part of the ongoing improvements to the... Full story »

Causeway Boulevard will be down to one lane in each direction Saturday between Interstate 10 and Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie due to ongoing construction. Crews will close the right lanes on northbound and southbound Causeway between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. to begin work on the new overpass. The construction is part of the ongoing improvements to the... Full story »

Drivers beware. Major closures are scheduled for this weekend on the Huey P. Long Bridge as part of the ongoing bridge expansion project.  The east bank bound lanes of the bridge will be closed Saturday from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. On Sunday, the West Bank bound lanes will be closed during the same hours. Drivers are urged to... Full story »

Complete 12-hour closures of traffic in one direction are planned for the Huey P. Long Bridge on Saturday and Sunday. The state Department of Transportation and Development said traffic heading to the east bank will be shut down from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Saturday. Traffic heading to the West Bank will be closed from 6 a.m. until 6... Full story »

Bridge operators get radios to communicate with police and ambulance drivers Full story »

The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development will conduct a series of meetings over the next two nights to address repair work that has shut down the Claiborne Avenue Bridge. The bridge was closed around the clock this week as the project began. Tonight's meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. in Chalmette, at the St. Bernard Parish Government Complex on Judge Perez Drive.... Full story »

The Interstate 10 interchange work at Causeway Boulevard in Metairie is creeping north and disrupting Veterans Memorial Boulevard traffic. Beginning Wednesday, the right lane of eastbound Veterans beneath Causeway will close for eight to 10 weeks, the state Department of Transportation and Development said. That follows the recent closures of two north-to-south U-turn lanes on Causeway, one south of Veterans... Full story »

Either way, parish president eliminated his job Full story »

Repairs are expected to take almost two months Full story »

Several lane closures will affect traffic on Lapalco Boulevard in Harvey between the Murphy Canal and Bayou Fatma beginning Monday, Jefferson Parish announced. The following lane restrictions will apply: Beginning Monday and ending March 20, one eastbound lane of Lapalco Boulevard between Brooklyn Avenue and Bayou Fatma will close. While two lanes will remain open, motorists should expect some... Full story »

The metro New Orleans area is under a dense fog advisory until 9 a.m., according to the National Weather Service. Radio reports indicate that there is thick fog on Interstate 55 between Hammond and LaPlace and patchy fog on Interstate 10 over the Bonnet Carre Spillway. Lake Pontchartrain Causeway officials asked motorists to reduce their speeds across the 24-mile... Full story »

New information may have surfaced, legislative auditor says Full story »

The post-Katrina work is the largest public works project in state history Full story »

Drivers who discover their vehicles have been towed away will be paying more to get them back. The Louisiana Public Service Commission has approved a 20 percent increase in rates for nonconsensual tows. Until regulators approved an 8 percent interim increase in 2008, the rates had not changed since 1999. A state association of towing operators had asked for... Full story »

Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development officials have released more complete details about the upcoming around-the-clock closure of the Judge Seeber Bridge. Officials will stop allowing car traffic across the bridge, which spans the Industrial Canal, at 12:01 a.m. March 15 and won't re-open it until May 13 to allow time and space for repairs. The end date may... Full story »