COE West Return Levee Walls 3.2b

Completed in 2012, the COE West Return Levee Walls Project is considered Best Value Construction of 3.2 miles of Post Katrina T Walls and demolition of existing T-Wall. Landscaping of new wall area and pump station. Work on this contract consisted of excavation of a floating channel the length of the project., Clearing and grubbing, installation of steel sheet piles, steel H piles, cofferdams, temporary retaining structures, prestressed concrete piling, reinforce steel, cast in place concrete floodwalls, structural steel, steel flood gates, stone Rip Rap placement, massive dewatering, painting, modification of existing pump stations and 72-in discharge piping. Also, demolition of the existing flood wall and footings, establishment of turf, landscaping of trees and bushes, asphalt roads and trails. All of this work was performed for the entire 3.2 miles of the project. At max conditions there were 252 crafts and tradesmen, 54 barges, 5 tugboats, 16 cranes, working in as many as 22 different fronts along the project site. Averaging pouring 500 cubic yards concrete per day. This project was completed ahead of schedule.