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More money is going to help fund a new lock in the St. Marys River in Sault Ste. Marie. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced $478.9 million in federal money will come from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by Congress in 2021.
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The 2021 Great Lakes shipping season started Wednesday. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers opened the Poe Lock in Sault Ste. Marie at Noon. That’s 12 hours…
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The spending package signed Friday by President Donald Trump includes $75.3 million to begin construction of a new Soo Lock.Most of the iron ore used in…
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The Soo Locks came to a halt on Monday as the large Poe Lock was shut down to complete emergency repairs.Eighty-six percent of all traffic that passes…
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The Soo is one step closer to getting a new lock. The Senate authorized nearly $922.4 million in funding for the project Wednesday. The house had already…
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The Great Lakes iron ore trade had its best year since 2012. Freighters transported more than 60 million tons of iron ore from Great Lakes ports in 2017.…
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A group of Michigan lawmakers has introduced legislation in Washington, D.C. to authorize building a new lock at Sault Ste. Marie. Supporters of the…
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Advocates for a new Soo Lock have been trying to get Congress to fund the estimated $600 million project for decades. Congress first authorized the…