IMPACT OF COMPLETED NAVIGATION PROJECTS

The assessment of the impacts of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System since its completion in 1971 by the U.S. Army Engineer Institute for Water Resources and the Southwestern Division Corps of Engineers is reviewed. The assessment covered navigation and ports, hydropower, flood control, recreation, sediment control, and other purposes, as well as the impact of the project on national and regional economies and in the social and environmental areas. The general trends of the early years of operation are that aggregate benefits have exceeded costs, but that the composition of benefits is quite different from that anticipated. The regional response has been uneven, and there has been only limited waterfront industrial development in Arkansas and Oklahoma. The transportation economcy of the region has been affected significantly by the introduction of a new mode. The new river ports are acting as intermodal transfer points and serving other important distrbution functions, and in many cases are prime locations for industrial development parks. The wider range of modal choice has affected transportation rate structures and reduced rates to counter the competition of the new mode are not uncommon. (Author)

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  • This paper appeared in Transportation Research Record No. 620, Inland Waterway Reports and Issues. See also documents 163890-93. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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• Authors:
  • Antle, Lloyd G
• Conference:
  • 55th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1976-1-19 to 1976-1-23
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 19-24
• Monograph Title: INLAND WATERWAY REPORTS AND ISSUES
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 620
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Competition; Economic analysis; Environmental impacts; Flood protection; Hydroelectric power generation; Impacts; Industries; Inland waterways; Intermodal transfer; Mode choice; Ports; Recreation; Rivers; Sedimentation; Ship pilotage; Social factors; Systems analysis; Transportation; Water transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Maritime research; Modal selection; River navigation; Transportation system analysis; Water power
• Subject Areas: Economics; Society; Terminals and Facilities; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00163894
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309025990
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 13 1977 12:00AM