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

Sunday, October 25th 2009
Shaw Makes History with Major Milestone at World's Largest Surge Barrier in New Orleans

Just 10 months since breaking ground on the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal (IHNC) Surge Barrier project, The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) has completed a major phase of construction on Lake Borgne near New Orleans, driving the final 66-inch diameter, 144-foot-long vertical pile on the foundation of the world’s largest storm surge barrier on Oct. 21, 2009. The two-mile floodwall, designed as part of a system to provide 100-year-level storm protection...