# Silt Blocks Gates, Closes Costello Lock On Kaskaskia River - The Waterways Journal

> The Jerry F. Costello Lock was closed August 19 after silt and debris blocked its downstream miter gates from closing. Contracted divers removed obstructions, but the gate problem persisted, and dredging crews were scheduled to excavate silt on August 23.

- Date: 2022-08-26 · published 2022-08-26T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/40222-silt-blocks-gates-closes-costello-lock-on-kaskaskia-river-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

The lock outage constrains barge traffic on the Kaskaskia and nearby Mississippi routes, which can tighten barge capacity and firm freight costs for grain shippers.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/08/26/silt-blocks-gates-closes-costello-lock-on-kaskaskia-river/

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