1.   Barge traffic was halted because of flooding.

2.   And, he says, he has yet to see any studies that confirm a need for two-way barge traffic.

3.   Aside from river barge traffic, virtually all interstate freight moved by rail.

4.   Barge traffic on this seam of the Mississippi has been still for days now because of the swollen river.

5.   Barge traffic is negligible during the summer.

6.   Barge traffic picked up, too.

7.   Bond argued that hampering barge traffic would shift business to higher-priced rail and highway shippers.

8.   Bond said that releasing more water could flood farm fields and hamper barge traffic in Missouri and other states.

9.   Bond replied that barge traffic was important for farmers because it provided competition for rail shippers and helped keep prices down.

10.   A split season would provide enough flow for barge traffic in spring and fall, but not in summer.