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Corps Awards Contract For Monongahela L&D 3 Removal Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, Pa., will be removed as part of the Corps of Engineers’ Lower Monongahela Project. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, Pa., will be removed as part of the Corps of Engineers’ Lower Monongahela Project. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Corps Awards Contract For Monongahela L&D 3 Removal

September 8, 2023

The Pittsburgh Engineer District announced September 5 that it has awarded a nearly $30 million contract to the Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh to remove the Monongahela River Locks… Read More

Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion Construction laborers perform work on the chamber floor concrete infill and wall-facing rebar and formwork for the Charleroi Lock Construction Project at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pa., in March of this year. The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to be filled with water beginning later this month. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Construction laborers perform work on the chamber floor concrete infill and wall-facing rebar and formwork for the Charleroi Lock Construction Project at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pa., in March of this year. The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to be filled with water beginning later this month. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion

May 12, 2023

A new, expanded riverside lock chamber at Charleroi, Pa., on the Monongahela River will begin filling with water sometime the week of May 22. “That will be a big milestone… Read More

With Dewatering, Charleroi Project Hits Major Milestone

Kirk McWilliams and Shawn Soltis, resident and field engineers for the Pittsburgh Engineer District, stand over the construction project at Charleroi Locks and Dam on the lower Monongahela River in Pennsylvania on September 30. The district recently finished building the new lock chamber walls and has emptied it of approximately 20 million gallons of water to allow contractors to begin adding the mechanical inner works of the chamber. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

With Dewatering, Charleroi Project Hits Major Milestone

October 29, 2021

With the pumping out of enough water to fill 30 Olympic-size swimming pools, the riverside lock chamber at Charleroi on the Monongahela River has been dewatered, marking a major milestone… Read More

Pittsburgh District Declares Flooding State Of Emergency

September 3, 2021

The Pittsburgh Engineer District declared a state of emergency September 1 due to flooding conditions impacting the Monongahela River and its tributaries. Water levels on the Cheat, Monongahela, Ohio and… Read More

Pittsburgh Companies Plan To Barge ‘Produced Water’

June 4, 2021

Companies in the Pittsburgh, Pa., area are looking to move fracking wastewater by barge. A $485,000 grant awarded to Guttman Realty Company from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic… Read More

Port Of Pittsburgh Economic Impact Study Includes Challenges, Opportunities

April 16, 2021

A recent analysis by the Port of Pittsburgh Commission shows the port is directly or indirectly responsible for labor income of $5.5 billion. The economic impact study, titled, “The Port… Read More

Former Pitmarine Properties Are Part Of Pittsburgh River History Today, all that is left of the Wabash Bridge are two 90-foot stone piers topped with flagpoles. They are sunk along both the northern and southern shores of the Monongahela River. (Photo courtesy of Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis)

Today, all that is left of the Wabash Bridge are two 90-foot stone piers topped with flagpoles. They are sunk along both the northern and southern shores of the Monongahela River. (Photo courtesy of Hanna Langholz Wilson Ellis)

Former Pitmarine Properties Are Part Of Pittsburgh River History

March 12, 2021

Two pieces of property acquired by the former Pitmarine Corporation owner have historic ties to the rivers and the Pittsburgh area. The properties were listed for sale last month following… Read More

Lower Monongahela River Project Advances An aerial shot shows ongoing work at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 for the Lower Mon Project, which is expected to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024 after more than 25 years of construction involving three separate dams. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

An aerial shot shows ongoing work at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 for the Lower Mon Project, which is expected to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024 after more than 25 years of construction involving three separate dams. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Lower Monongahela River Project Advances

January 29, 2021

A project to modernize and improve navigation on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania is now 68-70 percent complete after more than 25 years of work. The Lower Mon Project… Read More

Currents Blamed In Pittsburgh Barge Breakaway

January 25, 2019

Just before 5 a.m. on January 21, 12 barges loaded with coal being towed by the mv. Brenda L. Murray II broke free after the tow allided with bridges on… Read More

The Port of Pittsburgh: A Vast River Traffic Region Coal has long been the primary cargo shipped through the Port of Pittsburgh. (Pphoto courtesy of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission)

Coal has long been the primary cargo shipped through the Port of Pittsburgh. (Pphoto courtesy of the Port of Pittsburgh Commission)

The Port of Pittsburgh: A Vast River Traffic Region

April 2, 2018

The Port of Pittsburgh, spanning 12 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania, encompasses nearly 200 miles of commercially navigable waterways—including three major rivers. The Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers are made navigable… Read More