Wednesday, September 13, 2023

La. westshore lake levee pact

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' New Orleans District has awarded a contract for constructing the fifth levee reach on the West Shore Lake Pontchartrain (WSLP) Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project

This contract will construct about 1 mile of the 17.5-mile levee system that will provide 100-year level risk reduction to the area primarily in St. John the Baptist, St. James and St. Charles parishes. 

The contract for WSLP-106 was awarded on Sept.12 to Dynamic Group of Baton Rouge. 

The contract award is $49,804,593.87. Work will be performed in St. John the Baptist Parish. The levee elevation will be 11 feet. The contract is scheduled to be completed in Summer 2027. (USACE New Orleans 09/12/23) https://www.mvn.usace.army.mil/About/Projects/BBA-2018/West-Shore-Lake-Pontchartrain/

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