The Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) being constructed by the Corps of Engineers forms a storm surge defense around the five-parish Greater New Orleans area. Started shortly after Hurricane Katrina, this 133-mile perimeter system is now capable of defending against a 100-year storm surge, or a storm that has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year. Even though the 100-year level of defense has been attained, construction continues on several of the larger projects in the system. Three of these major projects are the Causeway Bridge ramp and floodwall at Lake Pontchartrain, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway at Lake Borgne, and the Seabrook Floodgate Complex on the Industrial Canal

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