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原文传递 Corps Completes Determination For Kaskaskia River Harbor

题名：	Corps Completes Determination For Kaskaskia River Harbor
正文语种：	eng
作者：	DAVID MURRAY
摘要：	The Corps of Engineers has complet-ed its federal interest determination for Kaskaskia Regional Port District (KPRD) No. 2 Harbor, which can now move on to the next step: a full-fledged study to eval-uate options for dredging the silted-up oxbow. The Corps' findings indicate that the project meets or exceeds the param-eters to proceed to the next level of study.When the KRPD first developed the site, it was able to fleet more than 20 barges. The area now is so shallow that no barges are able to be fleeted in this area. The Corps study will evaluate five alternatives to determine the best combi-nation of uses and associated costs.Dredging the oxbow to create a turn-ing area and to allow for fleeting would greatly enhance the harbor and reduce shipping costs, according to Ed Weil-bacher, general manager of the KRPD.The preliminary study produced multiple options with a positive benefit-to-cost ra-tio. "It is very unusual to get multiple op-tions to pursue with a positive benefit-to-cost ratio," Weilbacher said.Last year the port completed a new master plan with support from the Illinois Department of Transportation. This plan also called for the harbor to be studied and improved. Several years earlier, the port district purchased additional land for a third dock. The master plan documented the need for the dock and associated infra-structure improvements. A grant has been approved by the Delta Regional Authority to construct a second entrance road. The matching funds needed are yet to be ap-proved. Once the matching funds are se-cured, construction will begin.
出版年：	2021
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	135
期：	3