The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is once again weighing the costs and benefits of a potential $300 million effort to deepen the lower Mississippi River by as much as 5 feet. The New Orleans Advocate reports the project --...
Corps Considers Deepening Mississippi River For Bigger Ships
The Associated Press, New Orleans Times-Picayune
Tue, 05/26/2015 - 6:07am
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