TRAFFIC, ROADS & BRIDGES
TRAFFIC, ROADS & BRIDGES DEPARTMENT
101 Jefferson Street
Suite 202
Lafayette LA 70501
Phone: 337-291-8548
Email: WAbadie@LafayetteLA.gov
DIRECTOR: Warren Abadie
OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE
Streets, Roads & Bridges is responsible for safe conditions and orderly appearance of all streets, bridges, roadways, road shoulders, sidewalks and curbs in the City and Parish.
Street Division is responsible for:
- 59 miles of concrete streets
- 950 miles of asphalt streets
- 75 miles of aggregate roads (includes affidavit roads)
- 214 off-system bridges (spanning more than 20 feet)
- 200+ smaller bridge structures
- 70 miles of sidewalks
- 5,000+ man hours necessary to cover Mardi Gras, other parade and festival activities
- Approximately 3,000 Request for Service received yearly
Steve Viator - Streets Superintendent
1515 E. University, Bldg. B
337-291-8527
Street Maintenance Services Provides:
- Concrete placement for construction and repair
- Sidewalks
- Curbs
- Handicap ramps
- Street sweeping on a daily basis
- Repair/replace and storage of barricades
- Pick up debris along roadsides
- Spread aggregate
- Repair gates, pavers and kiosks in the downtown area
Morris Batiste - Streets Maintenance Foreman
Address: 1515 E. University, Bldg. B
Phone: 337-291-7077
Email: mbatiste@lafayettela.gov
- Repair potholes and other defects of city streets and roadways
- Placement and spreading of asphalt product
- Grading and maintenance of all gravel roads
- Stockpile sandbags
Scotty Cormier- Street Maintenance Foreman
Address: 1515 E. University, Bldg. B
Phone: 337-291-8528
Email: scormier@lafayettela.gov
- Sweeping of City Streets
- Repairing Sidewalks and Curbs
- Stockpile Sandbags
Bridge Maintenance Services Provides:
- Bridge Maintenance Services Provides:
- Construction, repair and maintenance of all bridges
- Preparing of bridge decks for maintenance sealing
- Coordinate beaver trapping in the area of all bridges
- Maintain drainage stub-ins
Aaron Nepveaux-Bridge Maintenance Foreman
Address: 1515 E. University, Bldg. B
Phone: 337-291-7073
Email: anepveaux@lafayettela.gov
Grounds Maintenance Services Provides:
- Maintenance of medians, boulevards, rights-of-way, roadsides, parks, etc.
- Arbor crew prunes low-hanging branches over city streets, sidewalks, etc.
- Remove high-risk and/or hazardous trees in right-of-way
- Placing in excess of 5,500 barricades for Festival events such as Mardi Gras
- Coordinate service for 120 portable toilets along parade routes
- Coordinate emptying of 30 cubic yards roll-off dumpsters during events
Erick Trahan-Grounds Maintenance Foreman
Address: 1515 E. University, Bldg. B
Phone: 337-291-8530
Email: etrahan@lafayettela.gov