Summary
Northbound concrete pours April 21 and 23 will close the road to northbound traffic; the project is running roughly eight months ahead of schedule.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 8
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
Unanticipated stump removal and drainage work means extra funds, though the project is FEMA-related and may run ahead of schedule.
Motorists who will get a rebuilt road months early.
Commuters facing northbound closures on April 21 and 23.
Mentions & discussions (8)
City Council (Regular) - Oct 1, 2026
The $2.1 million second phase of the Roosevelt Boulevard project should go out to bid by year's end, with construction starting early next year, plus 20 new corner replacements in District 3.
City Council (Regular) - Aug 6, 2026
The $8.5 million rebuild between West Metairie and West Napoleon is essentially done — once one of Jefferson Parish's worst streets. Panel replacement on the remaining stretch toward Airline Highway, funded with about $1.6 million in state capital outlay money secured by Stagni, is in design and could bid by year's end.
City Council (Regular) - Jul 24, 2026
Final approval of the DOTD agreement activates roughly $1.5 million in federal-aid money to resurface Power Boulevard southbound from West Esplanade to Vintage; the northbound side enters design survey now, with bidding possible within two years and construction anticipated by 2029.
City Council (Regular) - May 22, 2026
The Roosevelt project is tracking to finish by July 1 — a full eight months early, with median work done and subsurface drainage issues resolved.
City Council (Regular) - May 7, 2026
Two overlay projects are starting: Veterans Highway between Williams and Roosevelt within two weeks, and Loyola Drive from 31st Street north within a month. Southbound Roosevelt closes from West Napoleon to West Metairie on May 12 for a lane pour.
City Council (Regular) - Apr 17, 2026
Northbound concrete pours April 21 and 23 will close the road to northbound traffic; the project is running roughly eight months ahead of schedule.
City Council (Regular) - Apr 2, 2026
The decades-old road is being rebuilt with concrete; crews found unexpected cypress stumps and drainage issues, adding costs and DOTD approvals. Councilman Sharwitz praised residents enduring weeks without driveway access and asked drivers to stay off the road.
City Council (Regular) - Feb 5, 2026
The mayor announced the Roosevelt Boulevard project is ahead of schedule, possibly done by September, with Veterans and Loyola overlays starting in April.
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