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Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion

Locks and Dams

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

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