Rocks could halt Mississippi barge traffic in December

Regulatory/Transport

Friday, November 09, 2012

Two major barge industry organizations, the American Waterways Operators (AWO) and Waterways Council, Inc. (WCI), are calling on Congress and the Obama administration to expedite Army Corps of Engineers rock removal along the Mississippi River. Without action, the groups say barge traffic on the river could be brought to a halt in early December. “Water releases from dams on the upper Missouri River are planned to be significantly scaled back later this ...

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