Nearly 200 years old. The locks and dam need modernization and maintenance. But even a one year closure to make these needed improvements would cost the U.S. economy nearly $180 million. The upper Ohio river is just so critical to our regional economy. Millions of tons move on that river. Billions of dollars of economic activity. So this is a really important project for our region. I wanted to make sure those are going to be good, solid union jobs that folks from around here will get to fill. (02:45–02:55)
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Asserts the critical economic importance of the upper Ohio river, with millions of tons and billions of dollars of activity.
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