New sidewalks are being framed around Easton Park as Command Construction Industries, LLC finishes the final portions of the Hagan Lafitte Drainage project. The project, which is 99 percent complete, will reduce localized flooding by storing up to 1.3 million gallons of storm water.
Work is wrapping up on Easton Park which includes an underground massive water storage tank, on sidewalks along Toulouse Street, and on the rain garden planting by Twin Shores throughout the streetscape. These “green / gray” infrastructure features are a hallmark trait of the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program’s (HMGP) mandate to create a marriage between pipes / storage tanks and natural green features to reduce the impacts of flooding.
The $7.1M Hagan-Lafitte project is a "gray-green" infrastructure project that features upsized drainage, urban bioswales and the huge water storage facility located underneath Easton Park.
The goals for the project, which is scheduled to be complete this winter, weather permitting, include:
- Increasing drainage to reduce flooding;
- Utilizing green infrastructure to slow, retain, and absorb storm water;
- Beautifying with green areas;
- Replenishing groundwater; and
- Storing rainwater underground.
View the pre-construction public meeting presentation here. For more information about this project and other
upcoming work, please visit roadwork.nola.gov or call 504.658.ROAD (7623).