The City of New Orleans has converted St. Aloysius Drive (Stephen Girard Street) to a one-way street. Now, all traffic will move eastbound only from Elysian Fields to Mandeville Street. The City announced this change on May 22nd and new, one-way signage was installed.

Press Release from City of New Orleans on May 22nd:

NEW ORLEANS, LA — On Thursday, the segment of Stephen Girard Street between Elysian Fields Avenue and Mandeville Street will be converted from its current two-way directional status to one-way operation eastbound only.

The directional change was made to help reduce traffic congestion during student drop off and pick up times at Brother Martin High School. Public safety is the priority; signage will be installed to reflect the new one-way status.

The Department of Public Works is composed of five divisions responsible for maintaining approximately 1,547 miles of streets (21,000,000 square yards of pavement) and 149 bridges in the City of New Orleans. This system includes 72,000 catch basins and approximately 8.2 million linear feet of drainage lines. The Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development is responsible for maintaining an additional 105 miles of state and federal highways within the City limits.

Questions may be directed to (504) 658-ROAD (7623) or via e-mail roadwork@nola.gov.