Post-Katrina Infrastructure Project:The IHNC - Lake Bourne Surge Barrier
The largest civil works project contracted by the Corps of Engineers since the Panama Canal.
Presented by Jim Simons, PMP, AACEI PSP.
In 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans with a violent right hook to the most vulnerable levee systems. The counter-clockwise rotation created a storm surge that quickly over-topped the marginal levee system east and north of the City.
In order to prevent a reoccurrence and give residents the confidence to return, the levee systems surrounding New Orleans were strengthened to withstand a 100-year flood. A major element of the program was a new floodwall to close the Lake Borne funnel on the east side of the City. Jim will explain the problem, and present the solution designed and implemented by the Shaw Group.
This project was the subject of a Discovery Channel documentary.
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