Army Corps replaces 75-year-old river grader with 1 million pound machine
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ new Grader Bank Grading Unit sits in the Mississippi River. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The new $22.5 million grader, delivered to its home port at Ensley Engineering Yard in Memphis in April, will service more than 950 miles of the lower Mississippi River, from Cairo, Illinois, to the gulf.
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Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District Mississippi River Climate ChangeKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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