1. THE GLADDEN PLAN

2. Project Overview About Belize

3. The Gladden Plan is advanced to provide the basis upon which a new Belizean Economic Structure may be built to provide for immediate and long-term economic and social development based on replacing the vicious circles of poverty caused by diminishing return activities with the virtuous circles of economic development created by increasing return activities predicated upon the comprehensive development of our 240 mile coastline while maintaining the balance between development and the environment. NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS

4. SUPER EXPRESSWAY The Gladden Plan proposes the construction of a Rapid-Transit International Super Highway comprising two (2), double lane, concrete and asphalt roads a distance of fifty (50) feet apart where possible, extending from the Hondo River at the established (present) border crossing with Mexico to the Sarstoon River, where a new border crossing with Guatemala should be established to facilitate overland commercial transportation. A total width of eight hundred (800) feet should be earmarked for road development for as far as possible and wherever practical along the two hundred and forty (240) mile coastline. For the Expressway to provide optimum developmental and economic impact it must not be established more than three (3000)- four thousand (4000) feet away from the actual coastline. In real terms, this totally new infrastructure entails the construction of 350 miles of road with enough reserve to construct another 350 miles more when needed. PLAY DEMO NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS Gladden Plan Proposal: 1

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6. PLAY DEMO INDUSTRIAL AND BUSINESS PARK The Gladden Plan proposes the designation and preparation of five hundred (500) acres of land for Industrial Park Development on the western side of the Expressway- (no closer than 1000 feet) – in each of the four (4) coastal districts the Expressway is projected to traverse. The three coastal towns of Corozal, Dangriga and Punta Gorda should be expanded by a series of bypasses, within which the Industrial Park for each of those three district towns should be established to allow for their growth and distinction as cities. Belize City will be expanded by a bypass at mile 14 on the existing Northern Highway where the Expressway will deviate from the coast to connect at the Burrell Boom/Hattieville road before re-engaging the coastline at the Sibun bar. NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS Gladden Plan Proposal: 2

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8. PLAY DEMO NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS ROBINSON POINT DEEP WATER PORTS FACILITY The establishment of an International Berthing and Ports facility utilizing the combined advantages inherent to the Island of Robinson’s Point and the Sibun Bar located on the mainland nine (9) miles south of the present boundary of Belize City. The three natural maritime channels within the vicinity of Robinson’s Point ranges from a depth of eighty (80) feet at the low end of the spectrum to one hundred and eighty (180) feet at the high end of the spectrum. This natural geological feature accords Robinson’s Point the highest distinction in the region for Maritime ports development as there is no issue of siltation-so dredging and its deleterious effects are never required and the channels are natural passages that are wide and easily navigable from either direction North or South- thus eliminating the need for pilots and negating the probability groundings on the Reef for any vessel including any of the largest known maritime vessels in the world. As Robinson’s Point is a mere 3 miles from the Sibun Bar, a floating pontoon bridge may be erected to connect to the mainland Port. Gladden Plan Proposal: 3

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10. PLAY DEMO NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS OFFSHORE WINDFARMS The establishment of four (4) three hundred (300) acre wind turbine farms; one (1) for each of the four coastal districts the expressway traverses, in an effort to capitalize on available wind energy resources to provide green/environmentally friendly renewable electrical energy production to power the coast and nearby cayes (islands). Gladden Plan Proposal: 4

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12. NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS TOURIST AND RESIDENTIAL ZONES With the development of the expressway, better access to prime beach properties will be established and the Gladden plan intends to take advantage of this oppurtunity by implented Touist zones within every district in Belize. Currently there is only one mainland road that lead directly to some 24,000 acres of developmental land in the south of the country. Gladden Plan Proposal: 5 TOURIST ZONE DEMORESORT VILLAGE DEMO

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15. NEXT PAGE RETURN TO PREVIOUS Gladden Plan Proposal: 6 INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT In addition the Gladden plan proposes a new International Airport for Belize. We believe that greater capacity is needed if Belize is to continue to compete globally. An airport has many and varied positive impacts on the communities it serves, some of which can be quantified and some of which cannot. For example, in a time of business, personal or medical emergency, when every minute counts, an airport close at hand offers a level of speed and convenience whose value can't properly be measured. Some of the more quantifiable benefits of the Airport include...? Economic Benefits: It can generate revenue for the Government in taxes and other duties. A study identified that most business either directly utilize or indirectly benefit from an Airport. There are at least 5 charter operations at the Airport, providing flights anywhere, anytime to meet customers' needs. PLAY DEMO

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