ENR Features FloodBreak’s Integral Role in NYC’s $1.7B Coastal Resilience Plan
Essential Role of FloodBreak Automatic Floodgates in
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We’re proud to share that Engineering News-Record’s coverage of New York City’s $1.7 billion flood risk reduction initiative included FloodBreak as an integral component of their plan. NYC’s multi-borough effort to combat the increasing threat of severe urban flooding is in progress now.
As ENR’ East’s Pam McFarland reports, the city’s strategy incorporates a layered approach: upgrading drainage systems, introducing nature-based solutions, and implementing proven flood defense technologies. That’s where FloodBreak comes in.
ENR spotlights FloodBreak’s flood barrier systems as part of the Brooklyn-Montgomery Coastal Resiliency program (BMCR). Our innovative design allows flood protection across hundreds of feet without fixed walls or posts.
“To date, Picone has installed 32 of 89 custom-designed mechanically operated gates. Most of the time they lie flat on the ground and can be walked on as part of an open public space. Under extreme weather conditions, however, the gates can flip up to provide protection against storm surge and flooding,” ENR noted in its coverage.
Our involvement in the BMCR and nearby Battery City Park projects reflects our game-changing solutions for landscape scale projects like the Lower Manhattan Coastal Resiliency program. This is another milestone and continuation of how we’ve revolutionized flood resilience since 2001.
FloodBreak CEO & Founder, Lou Waters, described to ENR, “…each gate becomes a living member holding its own load independently while working with the gate on each side of it to provide a continuous wall… “
We’re honored to support NYC’s leadership in coastal resiliency and look forward to continuing our work in protecting infrastructure nationwide.
Being featured in ENR coverage is truly a win for our entire FloodBreak team.
Big shout out to Picone, our key partner as they install our floodgates in these and other NYC resiliency projects.
