The US Army Corps of Engineers says it has a lot more money to fix emerging navigation problems in the lower Missouri River this year.
As flood waters receded last year, Colonel William Hannan with the Kansas City district, tells Brownfield five-thousand structures emerged badly damaged, “As we had those shallow spots, towboat operators and barges had to break apart to get through some of those areas with our escorts. The agriculture community had to align different shipping methods so, you know, it was very impactful.”
He says the drier weather has made it harder, in some cases, to reach the damaged areas to repair them and they will likely bring in other Corps of Engineers’ crews from Omaha, Nebraska and maybe Little Rock, Arkansas.
