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Jefferson Parish announces lane closure along popular Metairie access road

Jefferson Parish announced the closure of the northbound lane of North Labarre Road between Metairie Road and Labarre Lane on Thursday.

The sign near the confluence of City Park Avenue, Canal Blvd. and Canal Street says it all.

METAIRIE, La. — Jefferson Parish announced the closure of the northbound lane of North Labarre Road between Metairie Road and Labarre Lane on Thursday.

The route serves as an access between Metairie Road and Airline Drive.

The lane will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in order for work crews to install new traffic signals loops at a cost of $4,290. These loops detect the presence of vehicles and help maintain proper traffic flow.

Traffic control will be in place to direct traffic through the area.

Starting Thursday (Aug. 17), the northbound lane of North Labarre Road between Metairie Road and Labarre Lane will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Flaggers will be stationed in the area to direct traffic. More info: https://t.co/JMIf2tJlqz pic.twitter.com/tzwG0PyZR6
— Jefferson Parish (@JeffParishGov) August 15, 2023

Work is scheduled to be completed on the day – weather permitting

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