NEWS RELEASE
JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA
March 28, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
ROAD CLOSURE
DESTREHAN AVENUE AT PATRIOT STREET
JEFFERSON, LA – Starting tomorrow (Tuesday, March 29, 2022), one northbound and one southbound lane of Destrehan Ave. at Patriot St. will be closed daily from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Additionally, Patriot St. between Destrehan Ave. and 1st St. will be closed.
The intersection of Destrehan Ave. and Patriot St. will be completely closed; however, local access to the businesses on Patriot St. between Destrehan Ave. and 1st St. will be maintained. Motorists traveling on Destrehan Ave. will merge to the two open lanes. Motorists trying to access Patriot St. from Destrehan Ave. will detour to 1st St.
The closure is necessary to repave the roadway at a cost of $115,837.76. Work is scheduled to be completed by Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 3:30 p.m., weather permitting.
For more information, please contact Streets Department Director Brook Burmaster at 504-349-5800.
For more information about Jefferson Parish, visit www.jeffparish.net. Residents can also recieve 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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Gretchen Hirt Gendron, PIO |