Heads up, Northbound Ames Boulevard motorists—expect a detour today. An unexpected infrastructure hiccup will have one northbound lane at Arizona Drive shut down until 5 p.m. tomorrow, Jefferson Parish authorities announced yesterday. Roadwork crews are diving into the murky depths of sewer repair; their goal being the reparation of a compromised pipeline, the integrity of which stands between the city's smooth functioning and a potential subterranean crisis.
The specified detour reroutes traffic to Oklahoma Drive, then to Sierra Street, swerving onto Cascade Drive, and finally onto Leo Kerner Parkway—buckle up for a bit of a zigzag if you're headed that way. While the diversion may conjure up some commuter headaches, it's all in the service of necessary repairs, and provided no wrathful weather gods cast a tempest our way, the patch-up job should be done by the end of tomorrow.
Delays are, of course, par for the course when part of a major thoroughfare takes a siesta; it's wise to budget a little extra trip time, or consider an alternative route if Ames Boulevard was in your travel crosshairs. For those living life in the instant, live traffic updates might provide a salve—a check-in with local transit apps or a quick query to your trusty GPS could spare a few precious minutes.
