The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New Orleans District issued preconstruction services and optional construction services to construct the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway West Closure Complex (GIWW WCC) to Gulf IntraCoastal Constructors (GIC). GIC is a joint venture formed by Kiewit Corporation and Traylor Bros., Inc., two of the nation’s largest self-performing contractors, specifically to provide USACE sufficient resources necessary to finalize the project’s design and lower constructing costs through Early Contractor Involvement (ECI).

GIWW West Closure Complex is a major component for the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction project intended to minimize the risk of storm surges across the west bank area near New Orleans, LA. The project is located across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway just south of the junction of the Harvey and Algiers canals on the west bank of the Mississippi River.