The M - 87 Connector is the Hudson River, connecting commercial navigation channels such as the Erie Canal, ports, and harbors from New York City to Albany, NY. (transportation.gov)
«The USACE could accelerate this process even more by making this channel between mile markers 34 and 15 the main stem river navigation channel.» (sciencedaily.com)
Congress authorized the Corps of Engineers to dredge about 550 miles of navigation channels through the wetlands. (scientificamerican.com)