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New Soo Lock could prevent a trillion-dollar headache

The decades-long effort to build a new lock connecting Lakes Superior and Huron at Sault Ste. Marie is getting renewed state attention. Advocates hope it will also be taken up by President-elect Donald Trump because of his infrastructure campaign pledge. But it will be at least another year before the next step, a cost-benefit analysis by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “It’s so important,” said Linda Hoath, executive director ... [+]