January 20, 2026 | From City of New Orleans
Mayor Helena Moreno’s Infrastructure Coordination Committee set to deliver “Super Bowl” level services in the Street Maintenance Unit’s first meeting
NEW ORLEANS —On Tuesday, January 20th, Mayor Helena Moreno illustrated her commitment to rapidly improving the delivery of basic infrastructure services by hosting the first Infrastructure Coordination Committee’s first meeting at City Hall.
The Infrastructure Coordination Committee (ICC) was created by executive order on Mayor Moreno’s first day in office, hours after swearing in. Moreno also created the Street Maintenance Unit, the city’s first durable, in-house street, and infrastructure repair group in years as a part of a group of executive actions on her first day.
The Infrastructure Coordination Committee (ICC) will expedite, and act as a key catalyst for delivery of “Super Bowl” level infrastructure services across the city.
“As a candidate, I promised Super Bowl level coordination for infrastructure repairs – and as Mayor, I signed an executive order creating the Infrastructure Coordination Committee,” Mayor Moreno said. “This new task force will expedite work through intense cooperation and increased accountability.”
The Moreno administration has directed departments to accelerate repairs, remove bottlenecks, and focus resources on projects that have lingered for years without resolution.
Michael Hecht, the Super Bowl Infrastructure Strike Team’s leader is the top advisor helping to launch this critical team.
“If we keep this level of coordination and collaboration up, we can deliver Super Bowl level results for the entire city in 2 years,” said Hecht. “With this entire team working together, the city will look, feel and smell better in a short amount of time.”
The ICC included of representatives from the New Orleans Business Council, the Department of Public Works, the Water and Sewerage Board, Verizon, the Downtown Development District, Louisiana 811, and the New Orleans Building Corporation, among others.
The ICC has already been serving New Orleanians with the first concrete pour by Department of Public Works employees since Katrina, helping the historic Treme neighborhood.
After years of community concern and repeated calls for action in Treme, city personnel completed critical sidewalk repairs without the aid of contractors at 1809 Governor Nicholls Street. This ended a long-standing safety hazard that has affected residents since at least 2021. The pour occurred within Mayor Moreno’s first week in office.