Shaw Makes History with Major Milestone at World’s Largest Surge Barrier in New Orleans

The Shaw team is utilizing state-of-the-art technology to build the protective flood barrier wall (Photo: Business Wire).

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The 1,271 66-inch diameter vertical piles were installed by the Shaw team, which is operating in two 10-hour shifts to complete the project by the height of hurricane season 2011 (Photo: Business Wire).

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From left to right, the IHNC Surge Barrier extends the length of the "golden triangle," from the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Borgne and the Mississippi River-Gulf Outlet (Photo: Business Wire).