The opening of the main navigational lock chamber at Wilson Locks and Dam has been delayed by approximately three weeks, until early July instead of June 14. The Nashville Engineer… Read More
Locks and Dams
More than six months after the closure of Wilson Lock’s main chamber, ports, shippers, fleeting services, linehaul operations and other river-related businesses say it is costing them. In some cases,… Read More
The St. Louis Engineer District announced April 15 that the main, 1,200-foot lock chamber at Melvin Price Lock and Dam (Lock and Dam 26) has reopened. The project required a… Read More
The Corps of Engineers reopened the navigational lock at Lockport Lock and Dam on the Illinois River April 4 after crews discovered damage to the lock’s lower miter gates during… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its latest Infrastructure Report Card on March 25. While ports overall earned a B, dams and levees got only a D-plus, and… Read More
An unexpected storm dumped 6 to 7 inches of rain near where crews are working to repair the main navigational lock at Wilson Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River,… Read More
Cheatham Lock, located at Cumberland River Mile 148.7, is currently under scheduled maintenance as part a joint effort between the Nashville Engineer District and the Corps of Engineers’ Regional Rivers… Read More
Corps of Engineers crews have completed installation of an innovative temporary solution designed to return Lockport Lock and Dam to operation more quickly. Experts from the Corps of Engineers Research… Read More
In the final stretch of a complex project whose origins go back to 2018, two new lift gates have been installed in the main lock chamber at Mel Price Lock… Read More
The Lockport Lock and Dam on the Illinois River is scheduled to open April 4, weeks ahead of schedule, after the Corps of Engineers devised a method to expedite temporary… Read More
