Cairo River Port Project could be an economic boom for the region – WSIU (Carbondale)

The Alexander Cairo Port Authority states 80% of all inland barge traffic passes by the Cairo. Senator Dale Fowler has been an outspoken proponent of the port project for years: “When you talk about the possibility of creating the nation's hub for river port transportation opportunities...see what lies here, and southern Illinois at the confluence.”

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