SELA Flood Control

Cousins Pumping Station

Projects Currently In Progress

Soniat Canal Improvements

Harahan Pump to the River North and South Discharge Tubes are now Under Design

The North Tube location includes design of three 84” diameter discharge pipes extending 1,709 feet from the pumping station to the Old Dickory Oak Tree. The south tubes include design of three 84” diameter discharge pipes extending 4,475 feet from the Old Dickory Oak Tree to the Jefferson Highway.

Soniat Canal (Lynette to W. Napoleon) is Under Construction
Project consists of a 900 foot section of trapezoidal concrete channel between the Lynnette Bridge and West Napoleon Avenue

Estimated Cost: $10.7 million

Gardere Canal (Phase 3) Murphy Canal (Phase 2) Under Construction
Project consists of drainage improvements (slope grading and slope paving) to the Gardere and Murphy Canals from the south side of Martin Luther King Playground to Bayou Barataria. The approximate length of improvements is 15,000 linear feet.

Estimated Cost: $23.5 million

Soniat Canal from W. Metairie to Lester Under Design
Design of approximately 500 linear feet of modified trapezoidal concrete channel between Lester Avenue and West Metairie and replacement of the westbound West Metairie Avenue Bridge. This project is scheduled to be under construction by 2013.

Estimated Cost: $9.0 million

Industry Canal Improvements
Project consists of canal improvements from Bayou Oakwood to Bayou Barataria and includes removal of three (3) – 96” reinforced concrete arch pipes and installing 3,050 linear feet of 42 feet wide “U” frame section.

Estimated Cost: $27 million

Soniat Canal from Lynnette to W. Napoleon is Under Construction
Project consists of a 900 foot section of trapezoidal concrete channel between the Lynnette Bridge and West Napoleon Avenue. Construction began in September of 2009 and is scheduled for completion in early 2012.

Estimated Cost: $10.7 million

Industry Canal Improvements on the West Bank now in the Design Phase
Project consists of canal improvements from Bayou Oakwood to Bayou Barataria and includes removal of three (3) – 96” reinforced concrete arch pipes and installing 3,050 linear feet of 42 feet wide “U” frame section.

Estimated Cost: $27 million

Phase || of Gardere Canal Improvements Recently Completed

West Bank Trapp Canal Improvements in Design Phase
Project consists of canal improvements from Bayou Fatima to Bayou Barataria. When the project is complete, it will have 7,500 linear feet of modified trapezoidal section with a bottom width between 60 and 70 feet and a top width of approximately 155 feet.

Estimated Cost: $15.2 million

Justice / Oil Company Canals in Design Phase on the West Bank
Project consists of a combination of 4300 feet of earthen trapezoidal channel and 4000 feet of concrete lined trapezoidal channels. This project will be advertised early this year.

Estimated Cost: $14 million

Mayronne Canal on the West Bank: Nearing Construction
Project consists of improvements to Mayronne Canal from Dugues Canal to Westwood Drive. The improvements will be a combination of 1300 feet of earthen and 1860 feet of concrete-lined channel. This project will be advertised early 2011.

Estimated Cost: $5 million

Two Mile (Patriot Canal) Phase 2
This project will consist of building a concrete “U”-frame section of canal between Bara taria Boulevard and Allo Street and constructing three bridges in that section of canal. This project has been advertised and construction will begin in early 2011.

Estimated Cost: $20.8 million

Recently Completed Projects

Elmwood Canal at West Esplanade
The channel improvements at the intersection of West Esplanade and the Elmwood Canal required the demolition of existing bridges and construction of a replacement bridge. The construction was completed in October 2010.

Cost: $8.5 million

Harahan Pump to the River Discharge Pipe

First Harahan Pump to the River Discharge Tube Contract
A section of discharge tubes that potentially could conflict with a LaDOTD roadway contract has been installed. The project involved installation of three 680 foot long 84” diameter discharge pipes.

Cost: $8.5 million

Soniat Canal (Veterans to Canal No. 3)
This project includes two short areas of the Soniat Canal between West Napoleon & Veterans Blvd. and from Veterans Blvd. north to the confluence of Canal No. 3. Improvements to the canal section involved construction of a concrete “U” frame. This project was completed in August of 2009.

Cost: $25.3 million

Gardere Canal Improvements

Gardere Canal Improvements (Phase II)
Improvements include 350 feet of paved trapezoidal section south of the Brown Avenue Canal; 5,400 feet of sheet pile “U” frame section, from the trapezoidal section to the West Bank Expressway; and 1,300 feet of concrete “U” frame section, from the Westbank Expressway to 8th Street. This project began in early 2007 and was completed in April of 2010.

Approximate value: $33 million

Cousins Canal (Phase II)
Canal improvements were made from a point approximately 700 feet west of the Woodmere Bridge to the Pipeline Canal by constructing a concrete “U” frame. The canal work was completed in October of 2009 and the punch list of remaining items was completed in March 2010.

Cost: $9.3 million

Grand Cross Canal at Lapalco
This project includes the construction of box culverts at the intersection of Lapalco and the Grand Cross Canal to supplement the existing culvert. The project was completed in August of 2009.

Cost: $9.1 million