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New Orleans East
now benefits
from an
unprecedented
$2.5 billion
investment in levee,
floodwall and
floodgate system
improvements
This 100-year
comprehensive flood
protection
system restores
confidence in
the community
and has been the
key driver in
the resurgence
of residents and
businesses into
eastern New
Orleans. One of
the components
of the
system is the
Inner Harbor
Navigation Canal
Surge Barrier.
Functioning
as a large
flood wall, this
barrier reduces the
risk of storm
surge coming
from Lake Borne
and the Gulf of
Mexico,
protecting not
only New Orleans
East, but metro
New Orleans, the
9th Ward and St.
Bernard Parish.
The project is the
largest ever
undertaken by
the Army Corps
of Engineers.
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New Flood Gates
constructed on
Downman Road Near
Lakefront Airport. |
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| Seabrook Storm Surge Gate construction at Lake Pontchartrain entrance to the Industrial Canal. |
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