Sheriff Pohlmann providing deputies at St. Claude bridge to help direct traffic during morning and evening rush hours while Claiborne bridge is closed
Capt. Walter Dornan, in foreground, and Lt. Mike Ingargiola, both of the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Traffic Division, help New Orleans Police and State Police direct traffic on St. Claude Avenue at Poland Avenue the evening of Aug. 8, dealing with increased traffic trying to cross the St. Claude bridge because the Judge Seeber Bridge on Claiborne Avenue is closed to vehicle traffic until Aug. 24.
The Seeber Bridge has been closed since the night of Aug. 2, creating traffic tie-ups on St. Claude Avenue as motorists look for an alternative to Claiborne Avenue, which normally has the greatest number of vehicles crossing the Industrial Canal.
“Our people have been helping New Orleans Police and State Police and I think it is working well,’’ Sheriff Pohlmann said. He said a number of St. Bernard residents who must go to New Orleans almost daily for work or other reasons have said they appreciate the sight of St. Bernard Parish deputies helping out.
While the Seeber Bridge is out, motorists can use as alternatives the St. Claude Avenue bridge, the Florida Avenue bridge or Interstate 10 to Paris Road.
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