# Locks and Dams have $1 billion in repair backlog

> The Army Corps of Engineers faces a backlog of about $1 billion in repairs for Mississippi River locks and dams, with aging equipment and structures. Maintenance work at Lock and Dam 15 is underway with contractors installing bulkheads.

- Date: 2017-06-15 · published 2017-06-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70679-locks-and-dams-have-1-billion-in-repair-backlog
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Aging locks raise the risk of unplanned closures and delays that increase barge transport costs for grain moving to the Gulf, which can widen basis discounts at inland elevators.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- kcrg.com: https://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Locks-and-Dams-Have-1-Billion-in-Repair-Backlog-428607103.html

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