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Test Fitting of 17th Street Flood Closure in D.C.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District

Sept. 20, 2014 | 3:33

Test fit of components of the 17th Street closure, Washington, D.C., Sept. 20, 2014. The 17th Street closure is a removable structure that can be erected in the event of high water from the Potomac River to attach to the floodwalls on both sides of 17th Street and consists of aluminum panels between steel posts. The closure is part of the Potomac Park Levee System and the Washington, D.C. and Vicinity Local Flood Protection Project. Construction of the closure is anticipated for completion fall 2014. (U.S. Army video by Sarah Gross/Released)

The closure structure, situated between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, is regulated by the Corps and will be operated and maintained by the National Park Service.

For more info: bit.ly/17StClosure