New parking spots for barges on the Mississippi


The Iowa Transportation Commission recently approved $2 million for a new parking spot for barges on the Mississippi River in the Quad Cities.

Called a “mooring cell,” the spot allows a barge to tie up to a pier ahead of the lock and dam while waiting for another barge to go through.

The mooring cell is proposed for Lock and Dam 14 downriver from LeClaire.

This story originally appeared on the Voice of Muscatine. Read More local stories here.

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