Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan Update October 1 2, 2013 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Louisiana Statewide Transportation Plan Update October 1 ‐ 2, 2013 Advisory Council Meetings – Round Two Ports and Waterways Baton Rouge, LA

Ports and Waterways Needs • Focus upon deficiencies that can potentially be controlled or enhanced through DOTD ownership, partnership, or cooperative agency – Lack of funding for continued maintenance to authorized channel depths – Limited lock operations – Operations dictated during low ‐ water and high ‐ water conditions

Port and Waterway Needs Maintenance Dredging/ Channel Beneficial Use Safety/ Waterway Corridor Bridges Lockage Congestion Improvements Dredged Material Security Adequate maintenance funding Plan and funding is Lower Mississippi needed needed River (Baton Rouge Plan and funding is Reset buoys/ to the Gulf) Increase main channel depth to 50’ needed signage Baptiste Collette Plan included in (distributary of Baptiste Collette channel deepening feasibility study (1) Lower MR) Upper Mississippi River (Baton Rouge Adequate maintenance funding Low water to Lake needed Providence) Re ‐ alignment of the Lower Atchafalaya from Horseshoe Bend to Crewboat Cut; adequate maintenance funding needed Simmesport Atchafalaya River Railroad Simmesport Bridge ‐ at Railroad curve on Bridge at high the River ‐ water tough to navigate Adequate maintenance funding needed Need channel deepening to 12’ Red River Proposed reduced Lock delays schedule and backup for locks

Port and Waterway Needs Maintenance Dredging/ Beneficial Use Waterway Corridor Bridges Lockage Congestion Channel Improvements Dredged Material Adequate maintenance Ouachita River Reduced schedule for locks funding needed Calcasieu River Current depth Adequate maintenance Bridge (I ‐ Reduced lockage schedule at (40’)and width funding needed 220) the saltwater barrier (400’) are not Maintena maintained nce Calcasieu River Channel width Channel widening, restricts two ‐ way anchorage areas traffic DMMP approved, Dredge disposal issues but need funding to accomplish (2) Depth at the mouth of the river is too shallow Traffic delays Mermentau River at low tide; need waiting for high adequate maintenance tide funding Adequate maintenance Vermilion River funding needed Vessel delays at (a)Calcasieu Lock, (b)Bayou Boeuf Lock, GIWW (and GIWW (c)Leland Bowman Lock, Lockage delays Alternate Route) (d)Algiers Lock (currently and backup broken, 72 ‐ 80 hour delay), (e)Harvey Lock, (f) IHNC Lock

Port and Waterway Needs Maintenance Beneficial Use Waterway Corridor Dredging/ Channel Bridges Lockage Congestion Dredged Material Improvements Proposed limited lockage schedules Lockage (Calcasieu Lock, delays and Bayou Boeuf, Lock, backup Leland Bowman GIWW (and Alternate Lock) Route) cont. Alternate Route Lockage Lock delays at delays and (19a)Bayou Sorrel backup Bayou Sorrel Bridge Lower Atchafalaya, other access Depth is a channels to the constraint to Gulf experience oil and gas high sedimentation industry (fluff) Gulf Coast Lockage proposed as part of the Morganza to the North Pass Channel Gulf Hurricane Protection Plan ‐ Houma Navigation Channel Lake Pontchartrain

Lower Mississippi River Needs Identified Needs Baton Rouge South Louisiana St. Bernard New Orleans Plaquemines General Infrastructure Grain elevator River Terminal Repair/replace admin improvements/upgrad New property Improvements building and other es (under site (general); new cruise from Isaac damages; construction); storage development terminal; Port share of new container facility Inner Harbor Navigation handling facilities; improvements/expansi Canal Lock(IHNC) property on replacement development Operations – Locks Environmental Efforts to become “green” Safety/ Security Security related wireless communication system; port ‐ wide monitored fire alarm system Intermodal Rail congestion; EIS Connections – Rail ongoing to solve throughput issue (New Orleans Public Belt RR) Conditions Repair rail line Improvements to damaged in 2011 flood tracks, ballast, ties Rail extension on east Efficiency/accessibility and west bank (New Orleans Gulf Coast RR) to new coal facility

Lower Mississippi River Needs Identified Needs Baton Rouge South Louisiana St. Bernard New Orleans Plaquemines Operations/schedule Capacity Car weight issue— wooden bridge supports— Constraints/congestion Intermodal connections – Highway Conditions Widening of LA ‐ 23 Efficiency/accessibility then LA ‐ 39 Capacity Constraints/congestion Bridges Port share New Almonaster Bridge, Seabrook Bridge Replacement Intermodal ‐ Aviation Have heliports; possible new airport proposed

Total Needs Estimate Total (1) Type of Need Preservation Expansion Waterway Needs $290,104 $6,652,000 $6,942,104 Port Needs $182,778 $400 $183,178 Total $472,882 $6,652,400 $7,125,282 Note: (1) Needs in Thousands, for projects where needs have been estimated.