Magnolia Bridge renovation starts at the end of January

After years of waiting, the New Orleans Department of Public Works announced that the Magnolia Bridge renovation will begin on January 31.

The Department expects the bridge’s renovation to cost $1.3 million, which includes cleaning and painting the structure, sealing cracks on the striation, and replacing worn structural components. The bridge will be closed during construction.

In October of 2017, Councilwoman Susan Guidry said the renovation will take 10 months to complete. The New Orleans Advocate reports that costs will be shared between the Department of Public Works, the Regional Planning Commission, and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development.

The Department of Public Works will release additional details on the renovation at a public meeting that will be held on Wednesday, January 31, at Cabrini High School at 6 p.m.

Guidry first announced the renovation of Magnolia Bridge at a Faubourg Bayou St. John Neighborhood Association Meeting in 2015.

While the bridge will be closed for 10 months, check out some of the amazing photos that capture the beauty and age of this late 19th-century site.

• Bayou St. John’s Magnolia Bridge is Getting a Makeover [Curbed NOLA]
• City to begin overhaul of Magnolia Bridge over Bayou St. John in January [The Advocate]
• Magnolia Bridge on Bayou St. John to get a makeover [Mid-City Messenger]