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London Avenue

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When fully operational, the three pump stations combined will be able to pump 24,300 Cubic Feet Per Second or 181,777 Gallons Per Second. That is enough water to fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool in 3.63 seconds or fill the Superdome in less than 90 minutes!

Approximately 8,000 tons of reinforcing steel will be used on this project. That will surpass the amount of steel in St. Louis' Gateway Arch by 2,000 tons!

Questions? Concerns?

London Avenue PCCP

The Permanent Canal Closures & Pumps (PCCP) will be composed of permanent gated storm surge barriers and brick façade pump stations at or near the lakefront.  The pumps will move rainwater out of the canals, around the gates and into Lake Pontchartrain during a tropical weather event, and be equipped with a stand-alone emergency power supply capacity so that it can operate independently of any publically provided utility.

When complete, the PCCP at London Avenue will consist of four 1,800 cfs pumps and two 900 cfs pumps and have a total pumping capacity of 9,000 cfs.

Current Activities

      Night shift activities to include: Minimal night shift activities scheduled for this week.

      Day shift activities to include:     

      • Removal of sheet pile around the pump station. Elevated noise levels expected.
      • Installation of sheet pile for the permanent bulkhead. Elevated noise levels expected.
      • Installation of roof for the pump station and auxiliary building.
      • Prep for dredging. Trucks hauling soil, entering and exiting from Leon C. Simon and Lakeshore Drive.
      • West Twall Tie-In along Pratt Drive: Drive pile for Twall. Elevated noise levels expected. Prep for placement of concrete along twall.
      • Delivery of materials to the site. Trucks entering and exiting from Leon C. Simon and Lakeshore Drive.

      30-Day Look Ahead

      • Night time operations will continue.  

      • Installation and removal of sheet pile. Pile driving activity, elevated noise levels expected. 

      • Installation of form work, reinforcing steel, electrical conduit and concrete placement for pump station walls, bypass walls, auxiliary building foundation and operations floor slabs.  Concrete trucks entering and exiting from Leon C. Simon and Lakeshore Dr. 

      • Installation of pump stands and pumps inside the pump station.

      • Installation of electrical and mechanical units inside generator building.

      • First run, testing and commissioning of generators. 

      • Installation of drainage for auxiliary building. 

      • Installation and pressure testing of piping at generator building and fuel farm.  

      • Installation of electrical instrumentation elements at the fuel farm. 

      • Filling of bulk fuel tanks for testing. Trucks entering and exiting the site. 

      • Installation of canal monitoring system. 

      • Deliveries of permanent materials to site. Trucks entering and exiting from Leon C. Simon and Lakeshore Dr. 

      90-Day Look Ahead

      • Phase 1 of grade separation wall installation. Pile driving activity. 

      • Installation of sheet pile for permanent bulkheads. Pile driving activity. 

      • Installation and removal of selected sheet pile for open cell cofferdam.  

      • Installation of form work, reinforcing steel and concrete placement for bypass structure top slabs. 

      • Installation of mechanical elements for the bypass gate structure. 

      • Installation of form work, reinforcing steel and concrete placement for operations floor slab and short walls. 

      • Installation of 1800 CFS and 900 CFS pumps inside pump station. 

      • Deliver and erect structural steel for pump station. 

      • Install precast wall panels for pump station. 

      • Installation of discharge piping and vortex breakers for pump station. 

      • Deliver and assemble bar racks and climber screens for pump station. 

      • Installation of electrical elements inside pump station. 

      • Completion of generator building roofing. 

      • Installation of compressed air, fuel oil, coolant and exhaust piping for generator building. 

      • Install generator building exhaust fans.  

      • Installation of electrical and mechanical elements at the generator building. 

      • Installation of interior and exterior lighting fixtures, fire alarm and security system for the generator building. 

      • Installation of form work, reinforcing steel and concrete placement for auxiliary building foundation. 

      • Deliver and erect structural steel, electrical elements and precast wall panels for the auxiliary building. 

      • Installation of lighting fixtures, electrical and mechanical elements at the fuel farm. 

      • Pressure testing of piping at the fuel farm. 

      • Installation of canal monitoring system.   

      • Installation and powering of site exterior lighting system.