I-10 ramp in New Orleans still closed after garbage truck tips over, hits support beam

The South Carrolton Avenue on-ramp to Interstate 10 remained closed to traffic Tuesday morning while a garbage truck tipped over the westbound on-ramp’s guardrail the day before remained on the ramp. 

The ramp was still closed for emergency maintenance with the truck still on the ramp as of 9 a.m., according to an alert on the Department of Transportation and Development’s 511 traffic map.  

The ramp was first closed Monday after a Republic Services truck appeared to get stuck on one of the entrance ramp’s railings and leaned over a guardrail.  It may have hit a vertical support beam.

The closure continued to slow traffic on the 1-10 westbound near mile marker 234 Tuesday morning. 

A DOTD map also showed a significant backup tied to the closing of both lanes on the Claiborne Avenue Bridge for repairs. The bridge closed Monday afternoon and will not be open until Friday afternoon, according to DOTD. 

With the bridge connecting St. Claude to the Lower 9th Ward out of commission, traffic has backed up for miles on the alternate route of taking Poland Avenue into St. Claude Avenue. Traffic had built up on St. Claude from Poland Avenue to Tupelo Street approaching the Arabi area.