MEASURES COMING FORWARD. NOW TO SOME CRACKING CONDITIONS. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS WORKING TO REPAIR VISIBLE CRACKS ON THE ELYSIAN FIELDS BRIDGE. PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE WENT VIRAL IN THE COMMUNITY. GRABBING THE ATTENTION OF DOTD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. WDSU REPORTER ANUM SIDDIQUI TOOK THE CONCERNS TO OFFICIALS BACK IN AUGUST AND HAS AN UPDATE RIGHT NOW. THIS IS EXACTLY THE TYPE OF ACTION THAT DRIVERS HAVE BEEN CALLING OUT FOR. TAKE A LOOK FOR YOURSELF. DOTD CREWS ARE REPAIRING VISIBLE CRACKS AND SPALLING ON THE ELYSIAN FIELDS BRIDGE TO PREVENT THE DAMAGE FROM SPREADING. A LITTLE UPSET THAT IT TOOK SO LONG, BUT I’M GLAD THAT SOMETHING’S HAPPENING. IN AUGUST, SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES OF THE BRIDGE CAUSED AN UPROAR AMONG THOUSANDS. SOME DRIVERS WE SPOKE TO, FEARING FOR THEIR SAFETY. SCOTT BOYLE, WITH THE LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, SAYS A ROUTINE INSPECTION IN JANUARY FOUND THE BRIDGE …
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