The Master Plan - Utilize MRGO (Mississippi River Gulf Outlet)
- Creates "True" short-cut shipping channel for Port of New Orleans
- Frees Mississippi River south of Belle Chase for Hydroelectric Power Plants
- Composite Sheet Pile Armoring halts saltwater intrusion and ship-wake erosion
- Dredged to 60 feet depth accommodates 13,000 container Post-Panamaric ships scheduled to enter Gulf in 2015
- Dual armoring of channel fully protects St. Bernard Parish, New Orleans East, Lower 9th Ward and Gentilly
- Stops possibility of storm surge conduit
- Allows for maximum usage for Mississippi River for hydroelectric power receptors and creates the Green Corridor
- Dredged material used to build Speed Bump Eco-Isles/Marsh Rebuilding Projects
- Dramatically reduces Mississippi River dredging expenditures
- Economic Impact - Reduces shipping industry costs. Lowers overall carbon foot print of industry. Creates larger port for New Orleans.
