Upper Mississippi Lock 25 reopened December 18, four days after an unscheduled closure, thanks in part to fortuitously placed repair crews and forethought in retaining a previously replaced component. An… Read More
Locks and Dams
The Pittsburgh Engineer District announced December 10 that it has awarded a nearly $770 million contract to construct a new 110-foot by 600-foot lock chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam… Read More
A newly released study commissioned by the National Waterways Foundation (NWF) helps to identify the benefits of the inland waterways and its many users. The study, “Benefits and Beneficiaries of… Read More
Fourteen new miter gate components were delivered for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project throughout much of the month of December, marking a milestone in the project. The Nashville Engineer District… Read More
The year 2024 was a momentous one for the waterways industry. A long drought that reduced drafts and cargoes moderated—with a devastating hurricane helping to restore water levels at a… Read More
Damage discovered when Wilson Lock and Dam’s main chamber was dewatered is too severe to allow navigation traffic to transit the lock between two dewaterings, which means the lock will… Read More
Two projects along the Illinois Waterway will advance during planned closures January 28 to March 25. Vertical lift gates are being replaced at Lockport Lock and Dam, Illinois River Mile… Read More
Dewatering of the main lock chamber at Wilson Lock and Dam found more extensive cracking than previously known, and inspectors are assessing what that meant in terms of repairs. “Some… Read More
The Corps of Engineers has offered a ballpark cost estimate of $10 million to cover the repair of Wilson Lock and Dam, located at Tennessee River Mile 259.4 in Florence,… Read More
The Corps of Engineers hopes to know by December 1 whether repair efforts at Wilson Lock, located at Tennessee River Mile 259.4 in Florence, Ala., will permit limited operation of… Read More
