The main lock at Mel Price Locks and Dam closed January 3 as a crew from Alberici Constructors Inc. began work to dismantle and rebuild two observation structures called overlooks… Read More
Locks and Dams
The first permanent concrete for the base of the foundation of a new lock chamber at Kentucky Lock was scheduled to be poured December 15, marking a major milestone for… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is hosting four public workshops for the Melvin Price Locks and Dam water control manual revision. Workshops will be held Tuesday, December 13 from 1–3 p.m. Read More
Project directors believe they have enough funding until early January to move forward with the Brandon Road Interbasin Project but might have to stop work after that without a signed… Read More
The St. Paul Engineer District announced October 27 that it is extending the public comment period for its Lower St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and Lock and Dam 1… Read More
Holt Lock, Mile 347 on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa, Ala., closed to navigation about 3 p.m. October 23 due to a component failure on the lower riverside emptying… Read More
For the first time in 44 years, and only the second time since it first opened in 1963, the entire chamber at Old River Lock is dry, with a low… Read More
The Louisville Engineer District is employing emergency authority to remove remaining portions of the Green River Lock and Dam 6, near Brownsville, Ky. Lock and dam construction on the Green… Read More
The Corps of Engineers’ lock-closure schedules through 2024 were the topic when barge industry stakeholders and Corps officials from multiple districts met September 7 at the St. Louis District’s Service… Read More
One lock closure on the Illinois Waterway is complete with another just starting during daylight hours certain days, causing impacts to navigation within the region. Both the work completed the… Read More
