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Pittsburgh District Declares Flooding State Of Emergency

September 3, 2021

The Pittsburgh Engineer District declared a state of emergency September 1 due to flooding conditions impacting the Monongahela River and its tributaries. Water levels on the Cheat, Monongahela, Ohio and… Read More

Kentucky Holds Third Riverport Freight Summit

A graphic shows the location of Kentucky’s 11 public riverports. The Kentucky Riverports, Highway and Freight Rail Study has included three summits focused on the riverports to improve communication with state economic development officials and provide better understanding of the ports’ resources as well as to develop an investment strategy. (graphic courtesy of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet)

Kentucky Holds Third Riverport Freight Summit

September 3, 2021

The last of three Kentucky riverport freight summits designed to improve communication between the state’s riverport officials and economic developers and to better understand the 11 public ports’ resources, needs… Read More

Ida Shows Way To Infrastructure Investment Waterways Journal Editorial

Ida Shows Way To Infrastructure Investment

September 3, 2021

Hurricane Ida made landfall with historic winds equaling the strongest ever recorded on the Gulf Coast. It brought a 12- to 15-foot storm surge that devastated some barrier islands. As… Read More