NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

June 2, 2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LANE CLOSURES
WEST ESPLANADE AVENUE

JEFFERSON, LA – The following construction projects will begin on West Esplanade Avenue starting Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at 9 a.m.:

• West Esplanade Avenue from Tolmas Drive to Clifford Drive: The eastbound left lane of West Esplanade Avenue will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the westbound U-turn at Labarre Road will be closed continuously. Motorists will merge to the available lane. These closures are necessary to install sheeting to stabilize the canal bank slope at a cost of $20,000. Work is scheduled to be completed by Thursday, June 29, 2023 at 2 p.m., weather permitting. For more information, contact Latrenda McGhee in the Drainage Department at (504) 736-6645.
  
  
• West Esplanade Avenue from Ridgeway Drive to Melody Drive: The eastbound left lane of West Esplanade Avenue will be closed from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and the eastbound U-turn at Metairie Heights Avenue will be closed continuously. Motorists will merge to the available lane. These closures are necessary to install sheeting to stabilize the canal bank slope at a cost of $45,000. Work is scheduled to be completed by Friday, June 30, 2023 at 2 p.m., weather permitting. For more information, contact Latrenda McGhee in the Drainage Department at (504) 736-6645.

For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.JeffParish.net Residents can also receive regular updates by following the Parish on Facebook, Twitter Youtube, JPTV 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