Mitigating Flooding in St. Roch Neighborhood
New Orleans' St. Roch community suffers frequent flooding even in small rain events, a result of inadequate stormwater infrastructure. To address this, the St. Roch Resilience Project focuses on a 26-block area between North Robertson Avenue to the North, St. Claude Avenue to the South, Elysian Fields Avenue to the West, and Franklin Avenue to the East.
By pursuing integrated green and gray infrastructure enhancements within the target sub-basin, the project will benefit the St. Roch neighborhood while also serving as a template for other communities needing drainage improvements in the City.
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Nestled between high grounds of the river and Claiborne Avenue ridge, the standard approach to fixing urban drainage problems -- installing more drainage structure pipes adequately sized to convey stormflows -- will not work in St. Roch, as there is nowhere for the water to go during storms.
For the St. Roch neighborhood, the project represents the opportunity to realize renewed and transformative streets with underground stormwater detention and “at-the-surface” green infrastructure, which will greatly improve streetscape aesthetics and the quality of life in the neighborhood.
Community Outreach Presentations
Click this link to view the presentation slideshow: April 27, 2017 - St. Roch Drainage Improvements Community Outreach Presentation
Click this link to view the presentation slideshow: November 2, 2017 - St. Roch Drainage Improvements Community Outreach Presentation
Contact Us
For more information on the St. Roch Drainage Improvements project, please contact:
office: (504) 658-4965
email: ors@nola.gov
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