NEWS RELEASE

JEFFERSON PARISH, LOUISIANA

July 26, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ROAD CLOSURE
WILLSWOOD ROAD
Between River Road & Live Oak Blvd.

JEFFERSON, LA - Starting Tuesday, July 27, 2021, at 6:30 a.m., all lanes of Willswood Rd. between River Rd. and Live Oak Blvd. will be closed in both directions. Motorists traveling eastbound will detour to Avondale Rd. Motorists traveling westbound will detour to Dandelion Dr.

The closure is necessary for the installation of a culvert across Willswood Rd. at the northside of the railroad crossing, at a cost of $70,000.00. Work is scheduled to be completed by Saturday, July 31, 2021, at 5:00 p.m., weather permitting.

For more information, please contact Mitch Theriot, Director of Drainage Department, at 504-884-1259.

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