Erato Street Cruise Terminal :: New Orleans, LA

Morphy Makofsky, Inc. provided the foundation design for the precast 4-story 1,006 car parking garage, a helical ramp, a 2-story cruise terminal within the limits of a parking structure, sitework together with all the required miscellaneous and incidental work. 

The cruise terminal consists of a 6 story precast concrete structure.  MMI was responsible for the design of the first level down to and including the foundation of the entire terminal structure.  MMI designed the structure to be supported on 14” and 20” diameter pipe piles driven approximately 100 deep in depth.  A steel sheet pile bulk head was designed and installed to restore the box levee.  Bank stabilization was required due to the low factors of safety.  All the pile caps are cast in place conventionally reinforced concrete.  The first floor area at grade was pile supported and conventionally reinforced.

MMI was responsible for reviewing the existing wharf and for modifications to accommodate the required passenger loading facilities.