When we were on island the middle of June, it was almost a 'you can't get there from here!!' situation, as, in addition to the construction in Marigot, (which there is also construction on a couple of the side streets in Marigot, as well as the Rue de Hollande), there was also two different road construction sites if you went from the Dutch side through Orleans. Possibly the one construction, which was very close after arriving on the French side, having just traversed the roundabout where the McDonalds is, is finished. That one was a pretty lengthy jog through a very residential area. The construction in Marigot is a bigger PITA probably than the other way.