Last month, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (New England District) took over the operations and maintenance of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier in Providence (RI). Day-to-day management of the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier now falls under the Corps of Engineers’ Cape Cod Canal Field Office. The City of Providence still has responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the earth fill dikes that flank each side of the barrier and for the five vehicular street gates and the five sewer gates that comprise the rest of the project.
There is a lot of repair and other maintenance work that needs to be addressed. These needs include the replacement of the electro-mechanical control system, rehabilitation of one flood control pump, repair of a second floor control pump, rehabilitation of one canal cooling water gate, replacement of power and control wiring for the three river gates, pump station roof repair, and the development of a maintenance management system.
Background information on the hurricane barrier and the Corps' New England District:
City of Providence web page on the hurricane barrier:
Fox Point Hurricane Barrier in Providence
U.S.Army Corp of Engineers New England District
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