# Dock Upgrade Nears Completion At America’s Central Port - The Waterways Journal

> America's Central Port at Granite City, Illinois is nearing completion of a general cargo dock upgrade, the first project funded under Illinois' Competitive Freight Grant Program. The project is expected to raise daily freight traffic by 60% and remove long-haul trucks from the road.

- Date: 2019-11-05 · published 2019-11-05T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/55923-dock-upgrade-nears-completion-at-america-s-central-port-the-waterways-journal
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md)

## Why it matters

Improved port efficiency on the Upper Mississippi could marginally lower handling costs for grain and feed shipments, with limited direct price impact.

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## Sources

- waterwaysjournal.net: https://www.waterwaysjournal.net/2019/11/05/dock-upgrade-nears-completion-at-americas-central-port/

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