Cargo - Bridge Closures and Curfews
|
Latest Bridge Operations News:
JUDGE SEEBER (CLAIBORNE AVENUE) BRIDGE- LA
39
The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD)
has released the following information regarding traffic closures
scheduled during rehabilitation of the Judge Seeber Bridge. The
work will consist of changing wire ropes, electrical
rehabilitation, mechanical rehabilitation, deck replacement and
structural repairs.
VEHICULAR CLOSURES:
The Judge Seeber Bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic on
Saturday, March 13, 2010 from 7:00 AM until 5:00 PM, to prepare
for the closure starting March 15th as noted below. Detours are
St. Claude Avenue Bridge and Florida Avenue Bridge.
The Judge Seeber Bridge will be closed to all vehicular traffic
(24/7) starting at 12:01 AM on March 15, 2010 and the target end
date is May 1, 2010. Alternate routes are St. Claude Avenue (LA
46), Florida Avenue, and Paris Road (LA 47) to I-510/I-10.
However, the St. Claude Avenue Bridge and Florida Avenue Bridge
are draw bridges and are required to open for marine traffic.
MARINE CLOSURES:
The Judge Seeber Bridge will be closed to marine traffic for two
5-day periods (24 hours/day) between March 15, 2010 and April 2,
2010. The work performed during these closures will consist of
changing wire ropes.
The first 5-day marine traffic closure will start at 12:01 AM on
March 15, 2010.
Following the first closure, the bridge will re-open to marine
traffic for 2 to 7 days to clear congested marine traffic and
coordinate with shipping schedules, then the second 5-day closure
will begin. The U. S. Coast Guard will determine the length of
time between the two closures.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
You can sign-up to receive periodic e-mail updates on the project.
Contact DOTD’s Customer Service Center at
DOTDCS@la.gov or 1-877-4LA-DOTD (1-877-452-3683).
The center’s normal business hours are 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday
through Friday. Customer Service representatives are also
available to answer any additional questions.
You can learn more about the project by visiting the project’s Web
page at DOTD’s Web site,
www.dotd.la.gov. Click on
“Projects” from the “Programs & Projects” section of the main menu
on the left-hand side of the page and select the “Judge Seeber
Bridge Maintenance Project (http://www.dotd.la.gov/administration/public_info/projects/seeberbridge/)”
link.
You can also follow the project on Facebook. Once you open a
Facebook account, you can access project information by entering
“Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development” or “Judge
Seeber Bridge Maintenance Project(
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Baton-Rouge-LA/Judge-Seeber-Bridge-Claiborne-Ave-Maintenance-Project/336433314366?ref=nf
)” in the search box.
DOTD appreciates your patience and reminds you to please drive
with caution through the construction/maintenance site and be on
the lookout for work crews and their equipment.
NOTE: The Port of New Orleans does not intend to schedule
any roadway closures at the St. Claude Avenue Bridge or Florida
Avenue Bridge during closure of the Judge Seeber Bridge from March
15th through May 1st.
|
The St. Claude Avenue Bridge is operating
normally.
|
St. Claude Ave.
(504) 943-4493
(504) 319-3018 (cell)
Marine Channel 14
 (Bridge Clearances) |
The Florida Avenue Bridge is operating
normally. |
Florida Ave.
(504) 945-8113
(504) 606-3542 (cell)
Marine Channel 13
(Bridge Clearances) |
The Almonaster
Avenue
Bridge is operating normally. The bridge remains
closed to vehicular traffic due to roadway conditions.
NOTICE: Mariners headed toward Lake
Pontchartrain should approach the bridge with extreme caution
due to the missing section of fender near the Bridge
Operator's House. |
Almonaster Ave.
(504) 945-3112
(504) 710-3025 (cell)
Marine Channel 13
(Bridge Clearances) |
The Seabrook Railroad Bridge is operating
normally.
|
Seabrook
(504) 282-7070
Marine Channel 16
(Bridge Clearances) |
Bridge Curfews (No Openings for Marine Traffic)
The Florida Avenue, St. Claude Avenue, Almonaster Avenue bridges
and the Seabrook Railroad bridge are operated by the Board of
Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans.
The Senator Ted Hickey (Seabrook Vehicular Bridge) is operated by
the Orleans Levee District.
(504-286-3100)
The Judge Seeber (Claiborne Ave.) and Danzinger Bridge (Chef Menteur
Highway) are operated by the LA Dept. of Transportation.
(504-437-3101) or (800-256-1599)
HOURS BRIDGES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO OPEN FOR MARINE TRAFFIC:
The vehicular bridges operate under federal regulation 33 CFR
117.458 which reads:
§ 117.458 Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, New Orleans.
(a) The draws of the LA Highway 46 (St. Claude Avenue) bridge, mile
0.5 (GIWW mile 6.2 East of Harvey Lock), the LA Highway 39 (Judge
Seeber/Claiborne Avenue) bridge, mile 0.9 (GIWW mile 6.7 East of
Harvey Lock), and the Florida Avenue bridge, mile 1.7 (GIWW mile 7.5
East of Harvey Lock), shall open on signal; except that, from
6:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and from 3:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays, the draws need not open for
the passage of vessels. The draws shall open at any time for a
vessel in distress.
(b) The draw of the US Highway 90 (Danziger) bridge, mile 3.1, shall
open on signal; except that, from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. the draw shall
open on signal if at least four hours notice is given, and the draw
need not be opened from 7 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday.
(c) The draw of the Leon C. Simon Blvd. (Senator Ted Hickey) bridge,
mile 4.6, shall open on signal; except that, from 7 a.m. to 8:30
a.m. and 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, the draw need
not be opened.
For information about the IH-NC locks operated by the New Orleans
District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers north of the St. Claude
Bridge, go to :
http://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/od/lockupdates/lockstatus.asp?lockid=3
|
