A $20-40 million rebuilding project is needed for all six locks, Ukrvodshlyakh, or Ukrainian Waterways, reported last year, concluding that all are “unusable for normal operation” or in “emergency” state. Last spring the Rada took away $2.7 million in lock maintenance money to add to the Covid Fund. “But we found a way out of this situation and, with the financial support of our European partners, we continue to carry out these works, Krikliy said, referring to €7 million in aid that arrived in August. The government believes that if an “Inland Waterways” bill is passed this month by the Rada, river user fees will pay for much of the lock maintenance.
A $20-40 million rebuilding project is needed for all six locks,
