Bourbon Street Construction Months Behind Schedule

https://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/news/article_4127e4b8-7712-11e7-9a0f-9bdb8208b620.html

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But the weather and the arcane system of pipes under the street have proved to be major challenges, Jernigan said.

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The underground pipes often left little room to install the newer, larger lines that were set to be installed, meaning the plan to use relatively straight pipes had to be scrapped in favor of convoluted lines that snake around obstructions. And the lines that were there were often problematic.

“We discovered sewer service connections from businesses connected to drain lines and grease globs in the drain lines. This is a violation of the sanitary code,” Jernigan said.

In other cases, drain lines from roofs were connected into electrical conduits, another violation, he said.

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I know this isn't all on Mitch, in fact most of it is the result of decades of no maintenance and blatant pay-offs to City inspectors for illegal lines and taps. This is a great example of why building and construction codes matter. I know a lot of people here are small government, but this is one task the government should put resources into to make sure its done correctly.