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Orleans Avenue

Did you know that...

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?

Orleans 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 Orleans Avenue will consist of three 900 cfs pumps and have a total pumping capacity of 2,700 cfs; 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 operations to include: Minimal night shift activities scheduled for this week.

Day shift activities:        

    • Installation of permanent bulkhead around the pump station continues. Elevated noise levels expected.
    • Placement of concrete for the discharge walls. Concrete trucks entering and exiting Lakeshore Drive.   
    • East Twall Tie-In along Marconi Drive: Grading the laydown yard and filling Super Sacs with sand. Trucks entering from Lakeshore Drive. Deliveries of sand and base rock.
    • Delivery of materials to site. Trucks entering and exiting from Lakeshore Drive.        

30-Day Look Ahead

  • Minimal night shift activities.  

  • Installation and removal of sheet pile and pile for bypass gate structure trestle. Pile driving activity, elevated noise levels expected. 

  • Delivery and installation of discharge piping inside the pump station.

  • Installation of formwork, reinforcing steel and placement of concrete for auxiliary building beams, pump station back walls, bar racks and pump station beams. Concrete trucks entering and exiting from Lakeshore Dr. 

  • Installation of vortex breakers. 

  • Testing and commissioning of generators. 

  • Installation of final roofing layer for the generator building. 

  • Installation of electrical and mechanical systems inside generator building. 

  • Commissioning activities and generator testing inside the generator building. 

  • Installation of canal monitoring system. 

  • Deliveries of materials to site. Trucks entering and exiting from Lakeshore Dr. 

     

90-Day Look Ahead

  • Phase 1 of open cell grade separation wall and permanent bulkhead. Pile driving activity. 

  • Installation of trestle piles and trestle structure for bypass gate structure access. 

  • Removal of selected sheet pile from open cell cofferdam. 

  • Installation of sheet pile for bypass structure cofferdam. Pile driving activity. 

  • Placement of bedding stone inside bypass gate structure cofferdam. 

  • Installation of bypass structure permanent pile. 

  • Installation of light pole foundations, poles, fixtures and electrical service to site lighting system. 

  • Installation of form work, reinforcing steel and concrete placement for pump station walls. 

  • Delivery and assembly of pump station climber screens. 

  • Installation of electrical and mechanical elements inside pump station. 

  • Deliver and erect structural steel for pump station. 

  • Install precast wall panels for pump station. 

  • Install standing seam roofing for pump station. 

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

  • Assembly and installation of bar racks and climber screens at pump station. 

  • Installation of overhead crane inside pump station. 

  • Installation of electrical elements, lighting fixtures and receptacles inside the pump station, generator building and fuel farm. 

  • Installation of electrical systems and wiring for generator building. 

  • Testing and commissioning of generators. 

  • Installation of fire alarm and security system for generator building. 

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

  • Deliver and erect structural steel for the auxiliary building. 

  • Installation of electrical elements for the auxiliary building. 

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

  • Installation of canal monitoring system.