Why is a flood gate being constructed in the Harvey Canal?
The original plan proposed by the Corps was to have floodwalls paralleling the Harvey Canal, on both the west and east banks. That plan was proposed in 1988 but was discarded in favor of the flood gate because of opposition from local interests concerned that the floodwalls would destroy the economic viability of the canal. The floodgate plan study was completed by 1992, but it took Congress four years to approve its construction.
