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Belle Chasse bridge nearing partial acceptance; liquidated damages approaching $3 million
Summary
DOTD project manager told lawmakers the approaches to the Belle Chasse (Industrial Canal) bridge were reconstructed and monitored; partial acceptance was expected in mid‑March and liquidated damages had accrued at roughly $2.7 million through January, with the penalty rate rising to $15,000 per day after Feb. 24.
Legislators pressed Department of Transportation and Development officials on the delayed Belle Chasse bridge over the Industrial Canal, and DOTD presented a status update on approach settling and accrued liquidated damages.
What DOTD reported Nick Olivier, DOTD project manager for the Belle Chasse work, told the committee that the bridge approaches (not the bridge span) had been removed and rebuilt after settling was detected. "The contractor constructed the new approaches approximately an inch high, and they're expecting no more than an inch below what's the…
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