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Half-million additional truckloads of freight between the Twin Cities and St. Louis

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Feb 14, 2018 at 02:00 PM CST
https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Study-links-lockanddam-failure-to-extensive-expensive-road-damage A study finds Iowa roads would likely take a serious beating if there’s a critical problem at just one of the lock-and-dam operations on the Mississippi River. Researchers found the failure of any one of the 25 aging locks on the upper Mississippi River could mean nearly a half-million additional truckloads of freight between the Twin Cities and St. Louis.

Feb 14, 2018 at 02:00 PM CST

https://www.iowafarmbureau.com/Article/Study-links-lockanddam-failure-to-extensive-expensive-road-damage

A study finds Iowa roads would likely take a serious beating if there’s a critical problem at just one of the lock-and-dam operations on the Mississippi River.

Researchers found the failure of any one of the 25 aging locks on the upper Mississippi River could mean nearly a half-million additional truckloads of freight between the Twin Cities and St. Louis.