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Army Corps Seeks Input On Levee Updates At The Fly

The Army Corps of Engineers is planning to temporarily close down some areas of The Fly, a popular Uptown park on the levee by Audubon Park, for a much-needed upgrade. The Corps will hold a public input meeting about the project at 6:00pm Thursday at the Audubon Nature Institute.

Back when the Corps built the levee along the river they left a bit of a hole. Standing on the downriver side of the park, project manager Nic Sims points to where the road crosses the railroad tracks. You can see the levee right here, and over here you will see a dip…that’s where the railroad track crosses through on the levee center line.” Sims says that dip could cause a problem if there was a big flood – sending water straight into Children’s Hospital and Audubon Park. The Corps plans to build a 65-foot floodwall from the levee to hospital to fix the problem.

Sims wants to prepare people for the impact of the project, which will close some areas of the park. A few parking lots will be demolished and will serve as temporary staging grounds for the work. Roads will remain open. Sims doesn’t know when all of this will happen yet. The project, which will cost between $1 and $5 million, is just going up to bid.

Support for WWNO’s Coastal Desk comes from the Greater New Orleans Foundation, the Coypu Foundation, and the Walton Family Foundation.

Tegan has reported on the coast for WWNO since 2015. In this role she has covered a wide range of issues and subjects related to coastal land loss, coastal restoration, and the culture and economy of Louisiana’s coastal zone, with a focus on solutions and the human dimensions of climate change. Her reporting has been aired nationally on Planet Money, Reveal, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, BBC, CBC and other outlets. She’s a recipient of the Pulitzer Connected Coastlines grant, CUNY Resilience Fellowship, Metcalf Fellowship, and countless national and regional awards.

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