Drainage & Construction Metro New Orleans: QSM Supplies Contractors on Key Area Projects
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Quality Sitework (QSM) is providing drainage and site prep materials to many construction projects across the metro area. Current projects in metro New Orleans include: the Convention Center pedestrian parkway, a new building at Lamarque Ford in Kenner, subdivision drainage for a residential development in Marrero, and drainage for the ongoing improvements at Bourbon Street.
Convention Center Pedestrian Park
Construction is underway on the $65 million transformation of Convention Center Boulevard in downtown New Orleans. Stretching from Poydras Street upriver to Henderson Street, the project will connect the Warehouse / Arts District with the Central Business District and the historic French Quarter.
These improvements are part of a comprehensive plan, known as the Convention Center District Development. This plan will result in significant visual, functional and safety improvements to the area around the Convention Center. The current phase of construction is centered on the 7.5 blocks directly in front of the Convention Center, where contractors have ripped up part of the roadway to build a pedestrian park.
“This is a tremendous project to transform Convention Center Boulevard for all guests, said Michael Sawaya, President/General Manager of the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The Convention Center attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year through the events it hosts, but also plays host to locals with its own special programs and events.
Plans for the pedestrian park and street improvements are the result of traffic studies that took into consideration the needs of event attendees, cruise ship passengers, warehouse district residents and businesses, commuters to the CBD, and port freight traffic.
The project aims to improve traffic patterns in the Warehouse District, in addition to providing safer and new experiences for persons visiting or living in the area.
Several area construction firms are working together on the project, and thus far, QSM has supplied catch basins and castings to Cycle Construction, and catch basins plus reinforced concrete pipe to Creek Construction.
Key design elements of the pedestrian park include a tree-lined pedestrian promenade, covered terraces, outdoor event spaces, interactive water features, green walls, shaded communal gathering areas, public art, and improvements to roads and intersections on shuttle routes within the Warehouse District.
The pedestrian park is expected to be complete by January 2021.
Bourbon Street Drainage Improvements
Construction also is underway in the 500 block of Bourbon Street, where Hard Rock Construction is performing work that’s part of the $9.5 million 2nd phase of the Bourbon Street reconstruction plan.
This phase spans the 500-800 blocks of the street. Work is expected to continue through June 2019. And, … as of now, crews are reported to be ahead of schedule. One block will be closed at a time for the duration of the project, and all corridor businesses will remain open.
Full scope of the second phase work includes:
- Replacing and upsizing the existing drain lines and catch basins
- Adding screens in front of the catch basins
- Replacing existing water lines
- Repairing and/or replacing the existing sewer lines
- Replacing the existing low pressure gas lines with high pressure gas lines
- Replacing and/or repairing the existing underground electrical duct banks
- Installing a movable bollard system in the 500-700 blocks
- Replacing sidewalks; and
- Adding Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections
Drainage & Site Prep Projects in Jefferson Parish – Fall, 2018
Among projects in Jefferson Parish, … QSM has supplied Beverly Construction at several job sites, including: the new building at Lamarque Ford on Williams Blvd. in Kenner, St. Theresa’s land parcel (also in Kenner), Westwood Crossing subdivision at Spanish Moss Lane, in Marrero, and Pelican Bay Subdivision, Phase 4 — also in Marrero.
QSM works with contractors throughout the metro area, and across the state of Louisiana, southern Mississippi, and the Florida panhandle to provide solutions for site prep, drainage, municipal construction, and at water / wastewater treatment plants.
Call 855-469-2015 to ask about specialty products, and to obtain pricing for your next bid. QSM supplies leading brands from original equipment manufacturers in hundreds of product lines.
