#floodbarrier

The federal government is funding $400 million for a flood barrier for Staten Island, or as Crains put it, "the only borough to vote for President Donald Trump is getting a wall." On Tuesday a deal was reached between the feds, city, and state to fund a five-mile system of protective barriers including berms, levees, and walls that will rise to 22.5 feet in certain areas. The barriers will start at #FortWadsworth, just south of the #Verrazzzano and go down to #OakBeach with recreational areas, bike paths and boardwalks along the way. The barriers will protect the eastern shore of Staten Island that was flooded during superstorm Sandy in 2012. #statenisland #floodbarrier #bigu #thenarrows #easternstatenisland #statenislandferry #statenislandadvance #nyc #brooklyn #globalwarming #urbanism #nychistory (at Staten Island, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJpVsjnTYf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dfao341mav04

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Water Stopper Flood Barrier

Maesland Barrier. No other flood barrier in the world has larger moveable parts than the Maeslant Barrier. This part of the Delta Works can withstand a storm tide of 5 metres above NAP. The Maeslant Barrier is located in the Nieuwe Waterweg near Hook of Holland and was built between 1991 and 1997. The structure is operated entirely automatically and, together with the Hartel Barrier and the expanded Rozenburg dyke, forms the Europoort Barrier. The Maeslant Barrier is a forward flood surge barrier, which means that it receives the full brunt of flooding from the sea and so protects the residents of the province of Zuid-Holland. Follow us @engineeringandarchitecture . . . #maeslandbarrier #floodbarrier #stormbarrier #storm #architecture #civilengineering #hydrology #hydraulic #waterworks #structuralworks #structure #engineering #holland #netherlands #deltaworks #bridge #construction #civilengineer #picoftheday #amazing #travel #mechanical #mechanics #environment #environmental #architect #arquitectura #engineer #nature #technology (at Nieuwe Waterweg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8gLD-luXg/?igshid=c0cpzi99xma2

Maesland Barrier. No other flood barrier in the world has larger moveable parts than the Maeslant Barrier. This part of the Delta Works can withstand a storm tide of 5 metres above NAP. The Maeslant Barrier is located in the Nieuwe Waterweg near Hook of Holland and was built between 1991 and 1997. The structure is operated entirely automatically and, together with the Hartel Barrier and the expanded Rozenburg dyke, forms the Europoort Barrier. The Maeslant Barrier is a forward flood surge barrier, which means that it receives the full brunt of flooding from the sea and so protects the residents of the province of Zuid-Holland. Follow us @engineeringandarchitecture . . . #maeslandbarrier #floodbarrier #stormbarrier #storm #architecture #civilengineering #hydrology #hydraulic #waterworks #structuralworks #structure #engineering #holland #netherlands #deltaworks #bridge #construction #civilengineer #picoftheday #amazing #travel #mechanical #mechanics #environment #environmental #architect #arquitectura #engineer #nature #technology (at Nieuwe Waterweg) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8eT44lg88/?igshid=1orh47jo8bkqh

The federal government is funding $400 million for a flood barrier for Staten Island, or as Crains put it, "the only borough to vote for President Donald Trump is getting a wall." On Tuesday a deal was reached between the feds, city, and state to fund a five-mile system of protective barriers including berms, levees, and walls that will rise to 22.5 feet in certain areas. The barriers will start at #FortWadsworth, just south of the #Verrazzzano and go down to #OakBeach with recreational areas, bike paths and boardwalks along the way. The barriers will protect the eastern shore of Staten Island that was flooded during superstorm Sandy in 2012. #statenisland #floodbarrier #bigu #thenarrows #easternstatenisland #statenislandferry #statenislandadvance #nyc #brooklyn #globalwarming #urbanism #nychistory (at Staten Island, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuJpVsjnTYf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1dfao341mav04

The barrier is stored in South Plainfield, NJ, and would be trucked in and installed 2 or 3 days prior to a possibly destructive storm's arrival in NYC. The walls protect against the 100  year flood, with height added to allow for protection against storm surges and rising sea levels.