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Article: Street Redemption: New Orleans-area drivers begin to enjoy smoother rides on city streets
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- New Orleans CityBusiness
- Article date:
- June 18, 2007
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New Orleans drivers should begin to notice smoother rides soon
with $225 million in repairs to major city streets beginning by
November.
The Regional Planning Commission, Louisiana Department of
Transportation and Development, Federal Highway Administration and
the city's Department of Public Works have worked several months to
prioritize and coordinate street repairs, said Walter Brooks, RPC
executive director.
The Federal Highway Administration will cover 100 percent of an
estimated $160 million in asphalt surface repairs to about 60 major
streets covering 70 miles on the federal network. This work does not
include neighborhood side streets.
The work is being done through the FHA's ...