The beauty of the Bay, the radiance of the Abbey, and also the results of earlier human interventions meant that a project had to be devised for the Mont-Saint-Michel that was both ambitious and respectful of the heritage and the scenery.
Just doing nothing would have meant seeing the Archangel's Mount day after day abandoned by the sea and Irreparably landlocked.

To make sure this would not be happening any time soon, something had to be done. Starting with a project encompassing all the dimensions, imperatives and constraints of the place. Then complete our understanding of local hydrological and sedimentary features as well as the environment, economic and tourist issues in order to come up with the best solution -> Documentation.

Conducted by the French State and the Joint Council, with an ever-present concern for dialogue with the players involved and interested members of the public, following three years of debating and in-depth research, the project presented to publicenquiries in 2002, has received permission to commence work at the end of July 2003. The work is to begin in 2005 and is due for completion by 2010.
 
As the key element in an overall programme taking in both the coastal strip and the hinterland, it is testimony to the collective will to upgrade the Bay as a whole, in order to attract tourists seeking nature and culture, quality and sharing.