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Home » ARPA » Projects & Spending » Infrastructure
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed some of the most unique challenges New Orleans faces. Staffing shortages, resource constraints, and modifications of public services led to remediation backlogs and delays in critical infrastructure projects. Faced with the compounding threats of climate change and natural disasters, New Orleans emerged from the pandemic in disrepair.
ARPA funds will supplement several existing infrastructure investments by committing resources to key projects. New Orleans understood the meaning of resilience long before the COVID-19 pandemic and these projects will ensure that New Orleans is able to return to pre-pandemic levels of quality-of-life and can also weather any future storm to come.
Learn more about the DPW Catch Basin Cleaning fund
Projects in this fund:
Cleaning and CCTV of drainage, laterals, and drainage structure city wide Additionally, the project includes the aE construction administration and residence, inspection of drainage, laterals, and drainage structure city wide.
Construction contract to clean and inspect drainage structures within council districts A, D, and E.
Construction contract to clean and inspect drainage structures within council districts B and C.
Construction project to rewire and install backplates on traffic signal mast arms throughout the city to increase resiliency during major wind events.
Construction project to refresh pavement markings at various intersections throughout the city.
Engineering study to develop protocols, criteria, staffing and equipment requirments needed to deliver an effective speed management program.
The City will address an 8,, backlog in tree maintenance work in disproportionately-impacted communities
Expansion of the walking path on Elysian Fields up to Mirabeau Avenue, with the goal of connecting with state-funded improvements starting at the lake
Funding will support construction of resilience hubs at households of faith within Orleans Parish by installing backup batteries and solar panels for the purpose of strengthening relief efforts in the wake of a future disaster or major power outage.
Project Status: Ongoing
The City’s Office of Resilience & Sustainability has partnered with Together New Orleans on the organization's flagship Community Lighthouse Project. The project will use a combination of ARPA and Wisner Donation Fund dollars on the pilot phase to outfit and equip eight community institutions with solar panels and battery backup. The goal is to have more than 80 such hubs across the metropolitan area which will serve as places of shelter and relief for residents in the event of extended power loss from natural disasters.
“The Community Lighthouse Project emerged from a vision for an energy system that is resilient, affordable, and accessible to the most vulnerable. The Community Lighthouse Project is a critical step forward as New Orleanians work together to respond to climate-related disasters and serve the most vulnerable people in our communities. This project will strengthen community ownership over power generation and our capacity to provide care for one another when the next natural disaster strikes our city.” –Together New Orleans
“The Community Lighthouse Project emerged from a vision for an energy system that is resilient, affordable, and accessible to the most vulnerable. The Community Lighthouse Project is a critical step forward as New Orleanians work together to respond to climate-related disasters and serve the most vulnerable people in our communities. This project will strengthen community ownership over power generation and our capacity to provide care for one another when the next natural disaster strikes our city.”
–Together New Orleans
1ARPA funds will support build costs at the following locations: Corpus Christi Epiphany Catholic Church, First Grace United Methodist Church, Bethlehem Lutheran Church and Broadmoor Community Church.
2Wisner funds will support build costs at the following locations: First Grace UMC, First Unitarian Church, Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist Church, St. Paul Lutheran Church
Funding to support the transfer of maintenance all drainage operations and structures 36 inches and below to the Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans.
Funding will construct a new SWBNO substation to replace outdated turbines and ensure redundancies in the city's pump system.
Last updated: 4/27/2024 11:17:29 AM
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