[StBernard] St. Claude Avenue Bridge Closure

[Westley Annis]

St. Claude Avenue Bridge Closure

The St. Claude Avenue Bridge across the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal will
be closed to vehicular traffic as follows so that major maintenance can be
made. 

Pedestrian and vehicular traffic will be restricted as follows:
.	Closure of one eastbound lane and one westbound lane from 6 a.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 23 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept 25.
.	Intermittent closures of both eastbound lanes for short intervals
between the hours of 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Tuesday through Thursday  to
position a crane at the bridge.

An alternate route for motorists is the Judge Seeber Bridge at Claiborne
Avenue. The Florida Avenue Bridge is not open to vehicular traffic because
repair work on the approach roadway is still underway since Hurricane
Gustav. 

The maintenance work on the St. Claude Avenue Bridge has been coordinated to
coincide with the Corps of Engineers' major maintenance of the Inner Harbor
Navigation Canal Lock, which is closed to maritime traffic until October.
Planning the bridge repairs to coincide with the lock repairs will expedite
the process since the bridge will not need to be raised during this time to
allow maritime traffic to pass. 

The Port of New Orleans has also coordinated this work with the Louisiana
Department of Transportation and Development so that the Judge Seeber
(Claiborne Avenue) Bridge will not have any maintenance work scheduled
during this time.