# Prioritizing Waterway Lock Projects: Barge Traffic Changes - EveryCRSReport.com

> A Congressional Research Service report examines prioritizing new inland waterway lock projects amid debate over water resources bills and FY2019 appropriations. Estimated costs for 21 planned lock projects run into billions, while funding is about $200 million per year. Traffic changes may alter the benefit calculations used to advance projects.

- Date: 2018-06-01 · published 2018-06-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/64418-prioritizing-waterway-lock-projects-barge-traffic-changes-everycrsreport-com
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lock funding decisions affect long-term barge reliability and cost for grain shipments, but the effect on near-term prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- everycrsreport.com: https://www.everycrsreport.com/reports/R45211.html

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