# MRCTI Applauds ‘Transformative’ Plans - The Waterways Journal

> Mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative met in St. Louis on January 31 to highlight infrastructure projects funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The Corps of Engineers released a spending plan that includes $732 million for Lock 25 near Grafton, Illinois, and $97.1 million for ecosystem restoration at Lock 22.

- Date: 2022-02-09 · published 2022-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/42891-mrcti-applauds-transformative-plans-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Committed funding for Lock 25, just north of St. Louis, targets a key bottleneck for grain barge traffic, which could ease future congestion and freight costs on the upper river.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bearish ▼

## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2022/02/09/mrcti-applauds-transformative-plans/

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