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New Orleans, La - The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) contractor, Wallace C Drennan, has been working on sewer upgrades on Leonidas Street between Hickory Street and Cohn Street since Wednesday, August 28, 2024. This work is being done as part of the Sanitary Sewer Evaluation and Rehabilitation Program (SSERP) under Contract 30257. The contractor will continue upgrading the sewer mains and will have additional impacts to traffic on the 1800 block of Leonidas Street detailed below.
 

Work Phase Beginning on Monday Morning, 9/30/24:

• Location: The 1800 Block of Leonidas Street
• Work Schedule: Sewer point repairs. 
• Traffic Impact: The 1800 Block of Leonidas Street (both lanes) will be closed to through traffic for approximately one week, weather permitting. Once the repairs are complete, our contractor will backfill and open the roadway while CCTV footage is being reviewed by our project managers. After post repair CCTV footage is approved, our contractor will close the block off again to accommodate paving. Details on the timing and duration of the restoration phase will be provided several days before the work commences.

We appreciate your patience and understanding as we undertake these important repairs to improve our sewer infrastructure. For more information about the SSERP program and project updates, please visit our website at SSERP Project Info.

For any questions or further assistance, please contact: outreach@swbno.org.