N. Causeway Blvd.

Metairie, LA

August 2002

Tensar's GlasGrid® asphalt reinforcement system used as a lower cost alternative to reconstruction.

  • Owner/Developer: Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission and Jefferson Parish
  • Design Engineer: Krebs, LaSalle, LeMieux Consultants, Inc.
  • General Contractor: Angelo Iafrete Construction, LLC
  • Distributor/Installer: Industrial Fabrics, Inc.

In 2002, the pavement condition from I-10 to the beginning of Lake Pontchartrain causeway had deteriorated significantly over many years and was in need of rehabilitation. One of the longest in the world, the 28-mile causeway connects the Mandeville area to New Orleans with 43,000 vehicles