Projects
Connecting New Orleans East Project

Background: On March 12, 2024, the City of New Orleans announced it received $61.5 million in federal funding to make the I-10 Service Roads in New Orleans East safer and easier to use for people walking, biking and taking public transportation. This funding comes from a U.S. Department of Transportation program and follows a 2022 study that showed the area is dangerous for pedestrians - 6% of the city's fatal pedestrian crashes happen there. The City worked with local and state transportation groups and gathered input from the community to come up with improvement ideas. These ideas helped secure the federal money. 

As of July 4, 2025, Section 60019 of the bill signed by the President rescinds all unobligated funds for the Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) program. As a result, the project is currently funded only through the preliminary design phase. The City must secure additional funding to complete permitting with DOTD and to proceed with construction. The source of this funding could be from city, state, or federal funds. 

Project Scope: 

• Shared-use Walk and bike trails along the North and South Service Roads of I-10 between Dwyer Road and Vincent Canal near I-510 

• Trail connections at existing interchanges: Crowder Blvd and Bullard Ave (Read Blvd is funded under a different project and will be constructed before this project) 

• Three new non-motorized bridge crossings of the Interstate in the vicinity of Mayo Road, Bundy Road, and Wright Road 

• Lighting along the Service Roads and non-motorized bridges 

• Installation of Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant curb ramps at intersections 

• Pedestrian crossing signals at major I-10 Service Road intersections 

 To view the full report, click here. 

Project Benefits: 

• Adding lighting and landscaping along the I-10 Service Roads and major intersections 

• Creating new opportunities for health and fitness 

• Connecting residents of all ages and abilities to destinations such as schools, parks, commercial areas, and institutional buildings.   

• Increasing traffic safety for the 64,000 people who use or live near the I-10 Service Roads 

• Linking the I-10 corridor to existing and future trails and greenspaces 

• Generating new infrastructure job opportunities 

Above: Existing Conditions

Above: Proposed Outcome

 

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Questions: 

• If you have any questions about the project, please Andrew Logan at 504-905-1561 or email at andrew.logan@nola.gov
• For media inquiries, contact our Communications Department at 504-658-4945 or us email at communications@nola.gov
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