Fab-Five Projects New Orleans FY19-FY23 David Willis Deputy, Small Business Programs US Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District Oct 16, 2018
Long-Term Projects: $1.4 Billion FAB-Five Projects Long-Term Projects: $1.4 Billion Comite River Diversion ($343M) East Baton Rouge Flood Control ($255M) West Shore Lake Pontchartrain ($760M) Grand Isle ($15M) Carrollton Flood Control Phase III ($30M)
The Comite Project is divided into 5 Functional Element Basins Comite Project MAP 3 The Comite Project is divided into 5 Functional Element Basins McHugh Swamp – Alternate Mitigation Control Structures Pumping Stations Mitigation Area Clearing and Snagging B. Baton Rouge Cooper B. ZACHARY BAKER Lilly B. Cypress B. White B. Comite R. Mississippi HWY. 67 HWY. 61 HWY. 964 HWY. 19 Mc Hugh Rd River H Lilly Bayou Stage Control Structure Diversion Structure Brooks Lake Closure Baton Rouge N 1 2 3 4 5 Element 1 Brooks Lake Closure to Highway 964 Bridge Element 2 Highway 964 to Highway 19 Bridge Element 3 Highway 19 Bridge to McHugh Rd Bridge Element 4 McHugh Rd Bridge to Highway 67 Bridge Element 5 Highway 67 Bridge to Diversion Structure -
COMITE River PROJECT Current Estimated Project Cost: $373M Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area flood damage risk reduction. Basically--12-mile diversion canal and guide levees Lots of Digging Control structure at the Comite River & Lilly Bayou Three (3) control drop structures Two (2) railroad bridges Five (5) highway or parish road bridges. Current Estimated Project Cost: $373M
East Baton Rouge Flood Control Project Map
EBR PROJECT DESCRIPTION East Baton Rouge Parish project is intended to reduce flooding by improving 66 miles of channels in 5 sub-basins including: Jones Creek and tributaries (Designed to convey a 50-year event) Clearing and snagging 3 miles and structurally lining 16 miles with reinforced concrete Ward Creek and its tributaries (Designed to convey a 10-50 year event) Clearing and snagging 14 miles of channel and concrete lining Bayou Fountain (Designed to convey a 10-year event) Clearing and widening 11 miles of channel Beaver Bayou (Designed to convey a 25-year event) Widening 8 miles of existing earthen channel and improvements to existing culverts and bridges Blackwater Bayou and its main tributary (Designed to convey a 10-year event) Widening 13 miles of existing earthen channel and improvements to existing culverts and bridges Current Estimated Project Cost: $255M
West Shore Lake Pontchartrain PROJECT MAP
West Shore Lake Pontchartrain PROJECT Description Three parishes hurricane and storm-damage risk reduction Recommended plan includes: 18 miles of Levees Construction Berms Construction Non-residential Structures Installation of One-Way Flap Gates Current Estimate Project Cost: $760M
GRAND ISLE FEDERAL DUNE DESCRIPTION & MAP 7-mile vegetated sand-filled dune barrier island Southeast Louisiana. Risk reduction for up to 50-year surge tropical events Constructing segmented breakwaters on the western Gulf-side of the island with potential for dredging/pump sand capability. Current Estimated Project Cost: $15M Caminada Bay N Caminada Pass LA HWY 1 Gulf of Mexico 7.1 Mile Federal Dune Site of proposed segmented breakwater and dredging/sand pumping
Current Estimated Project Cost: $30M Carrollton Phase III MVN District Office is built into existing floodwall. Tie into existing floodwall & earthen levee enlargement. Increase protection for 1.9M residences. Complex project-between river and railroad Current Estimated Project Cost: $30M File Name
MVN Additional Business opportunities Dredging Mississippi River Maintenance - Bayous and Marshlands Mitigation Rebuild Wetlands Maintenance--Aging Locks and Structures Service Supply Please stop by our table for more details File Name
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Small Business Team New Orleans David Willis (504) 862-2627 David.Willis@usace.army.mil & Rachel Woods (504) 862-1988 Rachel.A.Woods@usace.army.mil File Name