The governors of Illinois and Michigan have agreed to work jointly to move forward with installing technology at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Illinois River to help… Read More
Author: Shelley Byrne
The Louisville Engineer District and surrounding community lost a wealth of river knowledge with the passing of Charles “Chuck” Parrish, 78, on December 21. Parrish was a retired… Read More
A comprehensive meeting for transportation officials representing all modes is having its 100th annual meeting in a virtual format this month. The Transportation Research Board’s committee meetings are… Read More
Whiskey aged in a floating rickhouse on the Mississippi River and with a towboat prominently featured on its label has hit the shelves, with a bourbon to follow later… Read More
Three crew members escaped injury when the mv. Betsy Wepfer sank December 27 just upstream from Olmsted Locks and Dam. The Coast Guard was notified at 8:38 p.m. Read More
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touted inclusion of funds to combat against invasive Asian carp species as part of the recently passed 2020 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). Read More
The city of Paducah (Ky.) expects to spend thousands of dollars soon to reapply for a permit for strategic dredging of a sediment deposit affecting a business’ offloading of… Read More
Work continues on the addition of a second chamber at Kentucky Lock, with completion of the downstream cofferdam contract sometime in February projected to temporarily ease navigation delays… Read More
The state of Tennessee is moving forward with several efforts to combat Asian carp. Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order September 23 creating the Tennessee… Read More
This has been the wettest year in the Tennessee River Valley for at least 131 years, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). TVA determined that the valley… Read More
