摘要: |
Arkansas Waterways Commission Director Cassandra Caldwell, Little Rock Engineer District Commander Col. Damon Knarr and others gathered on June 10 at Murray Lock & Dam 7 to sign a cost-share memorandum of agreement (MOA) for upgrades to the tow haulage system at Murray on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navi- gation System (MKARNS). The goal is to speed up lock transit times along the MKARNS. Tow haulage pulls split tows into the lock chamber and then to the downstream or upstream guide wall without towboat assistance, decreasing lockage time by two hours per lock. There are 13 locks and dams along the Arkansas segment of the MKARNS and five locks and dams on the Oklahoma segment. Operational tow haulage significantly decreases transportation time and costs. |