City of New Orleans

DPW577 - Virginia St. (City

Park-Rosedale), Conti St. (City

Park-Rosedale) and Rosedale

Dr. (Virginia-Canal Blvd.)

Community Meeting

September 24, 2020

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Agenda and House Rules

• Introductions

Stephen Mosgrove, Community Liaison, Office of Neighborhood Engagement

• DPW577

Chris LeBlanc, Project Manager, Department of Public Works

Allen Yrle, Traffic Engineer, Department of Public Works

• What to expect during construction

Dawne Massey, Community Outreach Specialist, RoadworkNOLA

• Questions

House Rules

• Allow one person to speak at a time.

• Please text questions and comments to Benaiah at (504) 384-8055.

• Keep your comments concise and relevant.

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Project Area

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Future Conditions

• Replace damaged underground water, sewer and drainage lines

as needed;

• Repave the roadway from curb to curb;

• Replace damaged sidewalks and driveway aprons; and

• Install Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at

intersections.

• Installation of permeable parking lanes and rain gardens; and

• Investigation of feasibility to permanently convert Conti St.

between Rosedale Dr. And City Park Ave., and Virginia St. from

Conti to Rosedale to one-way traffic.

Scope of Work –Full Reconstruction

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Project Overview

● Design: GreenPoint

Engineering

● Contractor: TBD

● Construction Cost:

Approximately $2.7M

● Funding: City of New

Orleans bonds

● Timeline: Construction

will begin spring 2021 and

be completed in fall 2021

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Proposal For One-Way Conversion of Conti Street

The City of New Orleans Department of Public Works (DPW) is

exploring the feasibility of permanently converting Conti Street

between Rosedale Drive and City Park Avenue, and Virginia Street

from Conti Street to Rosedale Drive to one-way traffic.

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Project Boundaries

The City of New Orleans Roadway Design Guide’s minimum

width for roadway design is 26 feet.

There is not enough room in the right-of-way to make these

streets 26-feet-wide, so DPW is proposing converting these

blocks to one-way in an effort to provide ample room for

vehicular traffic while maintaining:

• Existing street widths

• Parking

• Trees

• Neighborhood character

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Existing Conditions

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Existing Conditions

Cross section

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Existing Conditions

Many properties were built very close to the right-of-way but the project

will attempt to maintain the existing street widths as much as possible.

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Concept #1: 20-foot-wide Roadway

Concept #1 is a 20-foot wide, two-way asphalt roadway including:

Six-foot-wide permeable parking strips on each side

• Sidewalks pushed closer to the front of each property

• Removal / replacement of some trees

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Concept #1: 20-foot-wide Roadway

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Concept #2: Maintain 16-foot-wide Roadway

16-foot-wide roadway converted to one-way allows:

• Maintaining existing street widths, parking, existing right-of-way

• Keeping most, if not all, street trees

• Keeping sidewalks in existing locations

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Concept #2: Maintain 16-foot-wide Roadway

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Existing Project – Cherokee Street

Includes asphalt roadway with permeable parking strips connected to

underdrains.

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Process For A Street Directional Change

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Process for a directional change on a street:

DPW determines if the proposed change will cause any

circulation issues.

• if so, the request will be denied.

• If not, the request continues through the process

A mail-out survey is conducted among the properties

adjacent to the roadway proposed to be changed.

• Once the surveys are returned, the results are tallied.

• If a minimum of 2/3 of the respondents are in favor of the

change, a date is selected for the conversion to take place.

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The process for a directional change on a street:

On the designated date, signage changes are made and the

directional conversion is put into effect.

• A six-month trial period begins.

• During the trial, DPW monitors the conditions and accepts

feedback from the public.

Upon completion of the trial, a determination is made by DPW

if the conversion can be made permanent based on

observations and comments received.

• If it is made permanent, the process ends.

• If it is determined that the roadway should revert to its previous

operation, the signage is modified, and the roadway is returned

to its original configuration.

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Proposal For One-Way Conversion of Conti Street

The City of New

Orleans Department of

Public Works (DPW)

would like feedback

from residents about

the proposed one-way

street conversion

during the Q&A session

at the conclusion of this

presentation.

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Capital Improvement Program

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Capital Improvement Program Highlights

▪ More than $2.3B worth of combined DPW / SWBNO work

• Most comprehensive infrastructure program our region has seen

in a generation.

• More than 200 individual projects - every neighborhood will feel a

positive impact.

• Multiple Funding Sources: FEMA-funded road / waterline work,

FEMA-funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)

projects, HUD-funded National Disaster Resiliency Competition

(NDRC) grant projects, SWB-funded Sewer System Evaluation

and Rehabilitation Program (SSERP) (sewer consent decree)

work and City-funded bond project work.

• Work will create thousands of construction jobs across the city

and maximize economic opportunity for the City’s small and

disadvantaged businesses

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What to Expect During Construction

There will be signage placed prominently to indicate road closures for vehicular,

pedestrian and bike traffic. Impacts related to sequencing will be communicated to

the community by the RoadworkNOLA office.

Temporary construction impacts

• Additional construction equipment

• Staging for this project has yet to be determined.

• Limited parking availability

• Access to driveways may be restricted temporarily

• Sounds

• Dust

Efforts to minimize construction impacts

✓ Construction signage placed around the sites.

✓ Any temporary closures will be communicated in advance.

✓ Construction equipment will not be staged in areas that prohibit residential

access and parking.

✓ Any changes to garbage and US Postal services will be communicated in

advance.

✓ Residents will be informed throughout construction.

Regular work hours are Monday-Friday 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Permission for occasional weekend work may be granted, if required.

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Keeping You Informed Roadwork.nola.gov

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Dawne Massey,

Outreach Specialist

roadwork@nola.gov

504.658.7623

Phone

504.658.ROAD (7623)

Website

roadwork.nola.gov

Email

roadwork@nola.gov

Social Media

@roadworkNOLA

Contact Us

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Stephen Mosgrove

Neighborhood Liaison, Neighborhood Engagement Office

stephen.mosgrove@nola.gov

504.276.4999

Neighborhood Engagement Office

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