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

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).

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).

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