# St. Louis Regional Freightway: Prepare Now For Lock

> The US Army Corps of Engineers plans to close six of the eight locks on the Illinois Waterway, starting with a two-week closure as early as August 2019. Longer closures of 90 to 120 days are expected in the summers of 2020 and 2023. Shippers are being urged to reroute commodities through the Mississippi and St. Louis region or to ship outside the closure windows.

- Date: 2019-07-17 · published 2019-07-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/58281-st-louis-regional-freightway-prepare-now-for-lock
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lock closures on the Illinois River will reduce barge capacity and push grain volumes onto other routes, which tends to lift barge freight rates. Basis and freight costs for shippers in Illinois could widen as a result.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- marinelink.com: https://www.marinelink.com/news/st-louis-regional-freightway-prepare-lock-468555

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