Bollinger- developed flooding gateway goes to the heart of Bayou Teche Flood Control Structure job revealed previously this year.
The St Mary Parish Levee District in Louisiana is to obtain included security versus hefty rainfall and also tornado rise flooding with the shipment by Bollinger Shipyards LLC today of a brand-new Bayou Teche flooding gateway.
The steel flooding gateway– determining 84 feet long, 40 feet broad and also 19 feet high– is created for a 25-year rainfall occasion and also to offer flooding danger decrease for a 10-foot tornado rise. The Bollinger- developed gateway is the heart of the Bayou Teche Flood Control Structure job revealed in January of this year.
“Bollinger is proud to play a role in helping to protect the homes, businesses and communities along Bayou Teche,” stated Ben Bordelon, President and also Chief Executive Officer ofBollinger Shipyards “After what has been a particularly tough 2020 storm season for south Louisiana, it’s important to get projects like this completed before next season so folks can have peace of mind.”
The Bayou Teche Flood Control Structure is created to lower the danger of hefty rainfall occasion and also typhoon tornado rise flooding when water comes with the Charenton Canal right intoBayou Teche It lies where the Charenton Canal satisfies Bayou Teche and also will certainly include a dam area from the northward high ground throughout the old Bayou Teche with Victory Island and also throughout to the eastern side of theBayou Teche The framework will certainly shield a location consisting of 6,500 buildings and also the 13,500 individuals that stay there.
The Bayou Teche Flood Control Structure is the very first of 2 jobs Bollinger is gotten to develop for theSt Mary Parish Levee District and also the 5th general flooding control framework developed by Bollinger Shipyards.
“I’m proud of our team at Bollinger Shipyards’ Amelia facility,” statedBordelon “With six named hurricanes impacting the Gulf region and the COVID-19 global pandemic, they remained steady and were able to safely deliver a high-quality product despite facing some serious adversity. I’m also thankful for our partnership with Sealevel Construction and St. Mary Parish Levee District.”
The job is being moneyed partly by a give from the Louisiana Department of Transportation’s “Louisiana State Wide Flood Control Program” and also theSt Mary Parish Levee District.
