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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
USACE New Orleans District
New Orleans East Back Levee
to CSX Railroad Emergency
Restoration
Orleans Parish, LA
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The purpose of this
project—one of three awarded
to James Construction Group
following Hurricane
Katrina—was to repair and
reinforce the 6-mile-long
New Orleans East Back Levee,
which was breached by the
storm.
Project Scope:
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Temporary flood protection
to elevation +10.0
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Placement of approximately
1,200,000 CY of semi- and
uncompacted embankment
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Fertilizing and seeding over
a 130-acre area
Project Value:
$30,700,000
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