Project Type: Perimeter Wall, Closures, Half Wall
Project Description: The removable flood wall system in East Grand Forks allowed the city to develop a massively successful commercial center along the riverfront, including a Cabellas, Applebees, and local mom and pop businesses.
When a flood event is predicted, the flood protection system can be erected while leaving closures open for traffic and egress until just before the floodwaters arrive. When a flood event is predicted, the flood protection system can be erected while leaving closures open for traffic and egress until just before the floodwaters arrive.
The East Grand Forks removable flood barrier project is made of numerous street closures, rail closures, and an architectural half wall.
Pin connected diagonal braces support the floodwall when exposed to flood load. A threaded tension rod allows perpendicular mounting of flood system. Concrete thrust blocks absorb diagonal stress during flood events.
Three railroad removable flood wall closures are part of the flood protection plan in East Grand Forks.
Four phases of the flood wall system project have been completed, including one city contract and three flood wall contracts from the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Over a dozen flood wall closures and hundreds of lineal feet of the Invisible Flood Control Wall is in place in East Grand Forks.
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