# Inland Waterways Infrastructure | 2021 Infrastructure Report

> A 2021 Infrastructure Report Card overview describes the roughly 12,000 miles of US inland navigation channels and their locks and dams. It cites a $6.8 billion construction backlog and lock closures totaling 5,000 hours between 2015 and 2019, with delays costing up to $739 per hour per tow.

- Date: 2017-01-17 · published 2017-01-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/73183-inland-waterways-infrastructure-2021-infrastructure-report
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Lock delays raise barge transport costs and can constrain grain movement from the Midwest, supporting Gulf basis differentials when unresolved.

## Read by commodity

- BARGE: bullish ▲

## Sources

- 2021.infrastructurereportcard.org: https://2021.infrastructurereportcard.org/cat-item/inland-waterways-infrastructure/

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