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Inland Waterways: Actions Needed to Increase Budget Transparency and Contracting Efficiency

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Nov. 7, 2018
Release Date Nov. 7, 2018
Report No. GAO-19-20
Summary:

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers maintains the nation's inland waterways, including locks and dams. Its inland waterways construction projects have often seen delays and cost overruns.

Corps reports and academic studies say the Corps faces higher costs and delays because it receives funding for only a part of a project each year, so it must contract for projects in pieces. Corps officials estimate that this inefficient approach will add $229 million to the cost of one project alone.

We recommended the Corps seek ways to use construction funds more efficiently.

A towboat brings two barges through a lock (left) and a new lock under construction (right) on the Monongahela River in Charleroi, Pennsylvania.

This is a photo showing a towboat bringing two barges through a lock and a new lock under construction.

This is a photo showing a towboat bringing two barges through a lock and a new lock under construction.

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