# Trump’s infrastructure push could cut highway traffic by improving waterways | Fox News

> The White House is considering including lock upgrades in its infrastructure bill as part of a broader infrastructure push. Army Corps officials describe mechanical, electrical and structural problems on Mississippi locks, and a 2016 malfunction at Lock 25 halted traffic for about 100 miles. The article argues that better waterways could reduce highway traffic.

- Date: 2017-07-07 · published 2017-07-07T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70166-trump-s-infrastructure-push-could-cut-highway-traffic-by-improving-waterways
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lock failures and delays raise river freight costs and can shift grain shipments to rail or truck, while funding for upgrades would be a longer-term change to barge capacity.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: neutral

## Sources

- foxnews.com: https://www.foxnews.com/us/trumps-infrastructure-push-could-cut-highway-traffic-by-improving-waterways

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