New Orleans new plan to fill 1,500 potholes per week

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NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor Helena Moreno said Monday (March 30) the Department of Public Works (DPW) is making pothole repairs a priority.

In a Facebook video, Moreno said Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Steve Nelson is aiming to fill 1,500 potholes a week.

Nelson explained the DPW will hand-off its responsibilities for moving barriers to other departments, freeing up manpower to address the paving. The new effort began Monday.

“We need to get to a place where somebody makes a 311 request and it’s 30 days or less from the time they make the request to when that request gets addressed effectively,” he said.

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New Orleans 311 data shows that since Jan. 1, 2022 the city has accumulated 2,720 pending pot hole repair requests.

The average number of days those requests remain open is 727.

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Moreno’s administration is also planning on hiring 50 new DPW workers to assist in the pothole repair push.

Nelson said the city has not hired any new workers yet, but Moreno indicated she would be signing an executive order to streamline the paperwork and background check process.

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