The city of Cairo, IL has historically been ravaged by Ohio-Mississippi River floods. In response, the Corps of Engineers designed and built this massive concrete floodwall to stop the cycle of repetitive flooding. Five 18' x 11' closures were designed into the system to allow river access. Before the IFCW™ was installed, the closures were sealed with very heavy, cumbersome, non-sealed creosote "stop logs" when flooding occured.

The handling and erection of the wood "stop log" system required specialized heavy equipment and an extreme amount of time and care. The Memphis District Corps of Engineers approved the replacemnt from the antiquated, labor-intensive system with the new IFCW™ technology. The result is a much easier handling system, which installs quickly and fully seals the closures with a minimum of effort, time and equipment.