In a joint venture between Greenup Industries and Cajun Industries, Baton Rouge, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, has awarded Greenup-Cajun a fixed-price construction contract to build hurricane protection structures and move levees and drainage canals in the New Orleans area.
Greenup-Cajun came in as the lowest bidder of four for the New Orleans to Venice 1st lift levee and drainage canal relocation project, La Reusitte to Myrtle Grove, Plaquemines Parish. The project will consist of clearing, grubbing, excavating new drainage canals, placing culverts and drainage structures, building new T-walls and levee ramp crossings, placing levee embankments, geotextile work, turf establishment, and surfacing. The estimated cost of the project is $102,452,461.00. Construction will take place in New Orleans, with an expected completion date of November 30, 2026.
Greenup Industries is partnering with Cajun Industries, LLC on the project. Based in Baton Rouge, Cajun Industries is a nationally recognized construction leader that provides fully integrated, self-performed engineering, procurement, and construction services to some of the world's largest and most respected companies.
Greenup Industries has also worked with the US Army Corps of Engineers on the ongoing West Shore Pontchartrain Project. Greenup's primary operations on site have been excavating, processing, and stockpiling clay in two areas within the Bonnet Carre Spillway. The completion date for one stockpile is set for late December 2021, with the other for October 2022. 1.5 million cubic yards of clay will be removed from the Spillway by the end of the project.
Greenup Industries provides a full range of onboarding solutions, maintenance and design services, and specialty construction services to our diverse set of clients. We offer effective onboarding, reduced costs, accountability, and consistent vetting of vendors. Greenup Industries has clocked over 500,000 plus safe work man-hours and is the recipient of several awards for safety, including the Gold Medal Award, presented by Shell/Norco, the Contractor Safety Award, presented by CAST, and the Safety Excellence Award, presented by Gulf South Safety Council. To learn more about the benefits of having Greenup Industries work for you, please contact us today by calling (225) 283-4843 or by visiting us online at www.greenupind.com.