# Olmsted Locks & Dam: A closer look at the economic impacts to the southern Illinois region | News | metropolisplanet.com

> A local planet news series examines the economic impact of the Olmsted Locks and Dam project on southern Illinois. It notes that the aging Brookport and Grand Chain dams, completed in the 1920s, have deteriorated under current traffic.

- Date: 2018-08-09 · published 2018-08-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/63691-olmsted-locks-and-dam-a-closer-look-at-the-economic-impacts-to-the-southern
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Aging lock and dam infrastructure can cause delays on the Ohio River, which may raise barge freight costs for grain shipments over time, but this article adds no new disruption.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- metropolisplanet.com: https://www.metropolisplanet.com/news/olmsted-locks-dam-a-closer-look-at-the-economic-impacts-to-the-southern-illinois-region/article_43568036-9bde-11e8-942a-e7b2dd63a6c0.html

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