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The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex is a part of the New Orleans Drainage System; it consists of a navigable floodgate, a pumping station, floodwalls, sluice gates, foreshore protection, and an earthen levee. The complex was designed to reduce risk for residences and businesses in the project area from a storm surge associated with a tropical event with an intensity that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given year. This project was operated for the first time on August 29, 2012 in response to Hurricane Isaac.

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  • Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex
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  • The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex is a part of the New Orleans Drainage System; it consists of a navigable floodgate, a pumping station, floodwalls, sluice gates, foreshore protection, and an earthen levee. The complex was designed to reduce risk for residences and businesses in the project area from a storm surge associated with a tropical event with an intensity that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given year. This project was operated for the first time on August 29, 2012 in response to Hurricane Isaac.
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bridge name
  • Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex
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Locale
  • New Orleans, Louisiana
Caption
  • Installation of a 653 ton Sector Gate Leaf at GIWW West Closure
Begin
  • August 2009
Cost
  • ~$1 Billion
Material
  • Concrete, steel
Complete
  • --06-01
Builder
  • Gulf IntraCoastal Constructors, a Joint Venture of Kiewit and Traylor Bros
Owner
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  • The Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex is a part of the New Orleans Drainage System; it consists of a navigable floodgate, a pumping station, floodwalls, sluice gates, foreshore protection, and an earthen levee. The complex was designed to reduce risk for residences and businesses in the project area from a storm surge associated with a tropical event with an intensity that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any given year. This project was operated for the first time on August 29, 2012 in response to Hurricane Isaac.
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