As part of its
efforts to control flooding in Southeast
Louisiana, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, New Orleans District selected
Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. to design drainage
channel improvements to the Brown Avenue
Canal between Harold Street and Gardere
Canal in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, a
distance of approximately half a
mile.
BKI designed the
concrete slope paving of the canal banks,
including a transition at Harold Street
from the slope paving to a box culvert.
Drop inlets were installed along the canal
banks to catch runoff with 24" PVC pipe
running from the new drain inlets to the
canal. The existing drain pipes that
emptied into the canal were modified to
tie into the side slopes of the concrete
slope paving.
The utility crossing
located between Florence Street and Sidney
Street was relocated 50 feet south of the
old crossing. The new crossing required
the driving of 30-foot precast concrete
piles.
BKI also provided
engineering support services to ensure
that the improvements were constructed in
accordance with the plans and
specifications.
