NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

July 15, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EMERGENCY ROAD CLOSURE

LAPALCO BOULEVARD

JEFFERSON, LA - Starting Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., all lanes of Lapalco Blvd. in both directions will be closed at the Lapalco Bridge over Bayou Segnette.

Detour for motorists are as follows:

• Motorists traveling eastbound on Lapalco Blvd. will turn left on Segnette Blvd., right onto the Westbank Expy., right on Tanglewood Dr. and then turn right on Lapalco Blvd.

• Motorists traveling westbound on Lapalco Blvd. will turn right on Tanglewood Dr., left onto the Westbank Expy., left on Segnette Blvd. and then turn left on Lapalco Blvd.

The closure is necessary for the inspection of the bridge for bidding rehabilitation as part of a 2.5 million dollar project. Work is scheduled to be completed by Thursday, July 16, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., weather permitting. For more information, please contact Matthew Zeringue, Department of Engineering at 736-6500.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net. Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram (@JeffParishGov) or by texting JPALERT or JPNOTICIAS to 888-777.

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Jefferson Parish Public Information Office 1221 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Suite 1002 Jefferson, LA 70123

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Gretchen Hirt Gendron, PIO Office: 504-736-6410