NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Located 12 miles from Downtown New Orleans, the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal barrier is protecting vulnerable communities, such as the Lower 9th Ward, from dangerous storm surges. Also known as the Lake Borgne Surge Barrier, the 26-foot-tall, 1.8-mile-long protective infrastructure was constructed by the Army Corps of Engineers post-Hurricane Katrina.

"We looked at creating what we call a perimeter system. Let us cut out as much of the interior flood walls that we need, and we can stop surge on the outside," says Ricky Boyett, US Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans.

Reflecting on the 20th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Operations Engineer for Flood Protection Authority East, Ryan Foster, says Katrina's devastation would have been greatly reduced if the IHNC barr

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