LESSONS FROM THE NAPOLEON AVENUE DRAINAGE PROJECT VERIFY THE NEED FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS

As the Napoleon Avenue Drainage Project nears completion, residents express hope for better planned infrastructures in the future.

Part of the $2 billion Southeast Louisiana (SELA) Drainage Project, intended to decrease flooding and its harmful effects on New Orleans and nearby areas, the Napoleon project instead drew myriad lawsuits from locals who complained of property damage and ill health effects due to its construction. Hiring civil engineering consultants would have helped address these problems at the onset. Such consultants only need to point to the Napoleon project’s travesties to persuade agencies to seek their expertise for future drainage undertakings.

Consider Property Damages

Constructing a drainage system requires equipment that produces strong vibrations, enough to wreak damages to nearby buildings and residences. In Uptown and Carrollton districts, residents filed a class-action suit against the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, SELA’s administrator, for extensive property damages. Read more on this article. http://bit.ly/2mkDOA9