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原文传递 Illinois Waterway Slowly Thaws, Navigation Traffic Resumes

题名：	Illinois Waterway Slowly Thaws, Navigation Traffic Resumes
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID MURRAY
摘要：	Barge traffic resumed on the Illinois Waterway as temperatures rose and the country's midsection recovered from the polar vortex. Jeff Leb-eau, assistant lockmaster at Starved Rock Lock and Dam, said February 24 was the first day that temperatures went above freezing. According to Lebeau, floating pack ice at his lock and dam is still thick enough to require transiting towboats to use an as- sist boat. "The winch isn't strong enough to pull cuts against the ice," he told The Waterways Journal. The lock removed its 105-foot width restriction February 24 and went back to a 108-foot width. "It's not as bad up north, towards Chicago," Lebeau said. "Boats can move around a little bit easier up there. There may be some ice jams around Marseilles," he said, referring to Marseilles Lock and Dam.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	Waterways Journal
卷：	134
期：	48
页码：	16-16