HomeMy WebLinkAbout(P3) Charles Wheeler_ PA City Council 1Feb2022
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Construction of region-wide risk reduction system would:
Reduce property damage
Reduce commercial and industrial shutdowns
Lessen financial and social impacts
Increase ability of natural hazard response
Increase resilience to sea level rise and land subsidence
The Port Arthur Project is a component of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Program (S2G) which includes project areas in the cities of Freeport (Brazoria County), Port Arthur (Jefferson
County), and Orange (Orange County).
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Replacing I-wall with T-walls Approx. 6 mi of new T-wall
Raise approximately 6 miles of levee
1,830 feet of new levee
Road Closure Gates
Railroad Closure Gates
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2017 – Feasibility study completed
2018 – Study authorized and funded by Congress
2019 – First contract awarded
2020 – Construction begins
2023 – Final designs complete
2026 – Project complete
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Contract 1: 5,535 feet of levee raise
Contract 2: 1,075 feet of floodwall replacement; 1 railroad closure gate.
Contract 3: 5,025 feet of floodwall replacement; 60 feet of levee raises; 7 road closures; and 1 railroad closure gate.
Contract 3A: 7,500 feet of floodwall replacement; 21,575 feet of levee raise; protection for 5 pump stations; 1 road closure gate.
Contract 3B: 2,800 feet of floodwall; 1 road raise; 2 road closure gates; 3 railroad closure gates.
Contract 4: 10,100 feet of floodwall replacement; 13,300 feet of levee raises; protection for 3 pump stations.
Contract 5: 1,000 feet of floodwall replacement; 30,400 feet of levee raises; 1,830 feet of new levee; protection for 2 pump stations; 2 road closure gates; 1 railroad closure gate
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Website:
https://www.swg.usace.army.mil/S2G
Storymaps:
https://sabine-to-galveston-usace-swg.hub.arcgis.com
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