Barriere Construction was tasked with demolishing and rebuilding a defunct 230-kV electrical substation for Entergy Services in New Orleans because of the increased power demand from the city's new BioDistrict. The substation had been offline since being flooded during Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The project's location and compact 350-ft by 350-ft site required schedule adjustments and careful planning. For example, the construction team created planning tools specifically for the structural-steel demolition to ensure that the crews were far enough ahead so that the concrete demolition team could work concurrently.