World Trade Center projects, New York, NY

Project Type: Perimeter Wall, Closures, Bollard Protection System

Project Description: Flood Control America has produced a custom removable floodwall system for the World Trade Center in downtown Manhattan. As of 2022, FCA now has five segments of flood barriers at WTC. The wall, also known as the Bollard Protection System, now encloses nearly the entire World Trade Center property including Tower One (the Freedom Tower), the Vehicular Security Center (VSC) and the September 11th Memorial Pools.

Freedom Tower floodwall deployment

FCA’s extruded aluminum planks are gasketed to seal against each other and the bollard posts.

5' removable floodwall at World Trade Center

Both the Tower One floodwall project and VSC project have 5′ and 8′ high wall areas.Both the Tower One floodwall project and VSC project have 5′ and 8′ high wall areas.

Removable flood planks

The planks are light and easy to install.

Freedom Tower floodwall deployment

FCA’s extruded aluminum planks are gasketed to seal against each other and the bollard posts.

Tower One removable floodwall planks

A stack of Flood Control America’s stop log planks are ready to be deployed beneath the Freedom Tower at World Trade Center.

World Trade Center bollard protection flood post

The Bollard Protection System at World Trade Center utilizes the existing security bollards. Flood Control America fabricated custom posts to fit these bollards to adapt our removable flood wall to the conditions at Tower One. Projects at the VSC and Memorial use the same type of system.

Bracing at the 8' high areas

Significant diagonal bracing was required to absorb potentially large impact loads that could occur during a major flood event.

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