Friday, September 02, 2005
Causeway ok - nola.com
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway is OK
By Meghan GordonSt. Tammany bureau
Despite reports by local radio and the national press, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway sustained no major damage from Katrina’s storm surge, the bridge’s general manager said in the first official report of its condition.An extensive inspection of the 24-mile bridge between Metairie and Mandeville found two areas of erosion that are expected to be refurbished within days, General Manager Robert Lambert said.
By Meghan GordonSt. Tammany bureau
Despite reports by local radio and the national press, the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway sustained no major damage from Katrina’s storm surge, the bridge’s general manager said in the first official report of its condition.An extensive inspection of the 24-mile bridge between Metairie and Mandeville found two areas of erosion that are expected to be refurbished within days, General Manager Robert Lambert said.