Permanent Canal Closure and Pump (PCCP), 17th Street Canal
NEW ORLEANS – A contract worker who was recently injured on Wednesday morning in a construction incident at the 17th Street Permanent Canal Closures & Pumps site died on Thursday, March 12, 2015. The incident is currently under a formal investigation.
The PCCP at 17th Street, Orleans Avenue and London Avenue will provide a permanent and more sustainable measure for reducing the risk of a 100-year level storm surge entering the outfall canals. The Interim Closure Structures (ICS) will continue to provide 100-year levels of storm surge risk reduction until the PCCP are constructed and commissioned in 2017.
Throughout construction, public safety remains our top priority.
For more information on the PCCP project:
- Web site: www.mvn.usace.army.mil/Missions/HSDRRS/PCCP.aspx | Facebook: www.facebook.com/PermPumps
- Construction Hotline: (877) 427-0345 | Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/teamneworleans/sets/72157636355167283/
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Release no. 15-015