摘要: |
Infrastructure on the Marine Highways of the United States includes what can be seen (locks & dams, utility crossings, and the physical contours of the channel) and what is often unseen (air gap sensors, data available to mariners, and electronic aids to navigation). In this session, Sean Duffy, executive director of the Big River Coalition, will offer an update on the deepening of the Mississippi River Ship Channel and the role of "invisible infrastructure" on our nation's waterways. Paul Rohde, vice president of the Midwest area for Waterways Council, Inc., will review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Capital Improvement Strategy, the future of lock construction on the rivers and canals of the United States, and the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) for the Upper Mississippi River. Panelist: Sean Duffy, Executive Director, Big River Coalition Panelist: Paul Rohde, Vice Pres- ident/Midwest Area, Waterways Council, Inc. |