The Soy Transportation Coalition has released a report with innovative and cost-effective approaches to replacing or repairing rural bridges.
Mike Steenhoek, executive director of the coalition, says rural roads and bridges are a critical initial link in the overall supply chain.
“We often talk a lot about the importance of freight railroads and inland waterways with locks and dams and with ports, but the reality for agriculture is if you don’t have a well-maintained system of rural roads and bridges, these other modes of transportation become irrelevant because the initial delivery won’t have been effectively conveyed,” he says.
