Dredging efforts over the past few weeks are expected to begin easing access for larger vessels and tows pushing heavier barge loads to make it through Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, the first point of access between the Arkansas River and the Mississippi River.
It appears Mother Nature has put folks in the South on a non-liquid diet. The depth of the Mississippi River as well as its tributaries like the Arkansas River is low, extremely low, and the state’s agriculture and other industries are feeling it.
The Mississippi River is so low that some barges can t access the Arkansas River at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, said Bryan Day, Executive Director of the Port of Little Rock, in an email Tuesday to the port s board of directors.
The Mississippi River is so low that some barges can t access the Arkansas River at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam, said Bryan Day, Executive Director of the Port of Little Rock, in an email Tuesday to the port s board of directors.
Little Rock City Manager Bruce Moore, the city s top administrator for the past two decades, has died, according to a statement issued by the city on Saturday.