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Kentucky Lock Reopens Following Barge Sinking In Chamber Crews work to lighter a barge loaded with rock that sank in Kentucky Lock. (Photo by Heather King, Nashville Engineer District)

Crews work to lighter a barge loaded with rock that sank in Kentucky Lock. (Photo by Heather King, Nashville Engineer District)

Kentucky Lock Reopens Following Barge Sinking In Chamber

June 17, 2022

Kentucky Lock at Mile 22.4 on the Tennessee River reopened at 6 p.m. June 15 after being closed since June 11 when a barge sank in the chamber. Salvage operations… Read More

Kentucky Lock Closes Following Barge Sinking In Chamber A barge carrying gravel sank June 11, 2022, in the chamber of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Nashville Engineer District is working with Terral River Service to refloat the barge June 14. (Corps photo by Caleb Skinner)

A barge carrying gravel sank June 11, 2022, in the chamber of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Nashville Engineer District is working with Terral River Service to refloat the barge June 14. (Corps photo by Caleb Skinner)

Kentucky Lock Closes Following Barge Sinking In Chamber

June 13, 2022

Kentucky Lock at Mile 22.4 on the Tennessee River closed June 11 after a barge sank in the chamber. Salvage operations were expected to begin at 9 a.m. June 14… Read More

Repairs To Close Kentucky Lock For More Than Three Weeks A crew makes repairs on one of the damaged upper miter gates at Kentucky Lock late last year. A second closure is scheduled to repair the other gate January 31-February 24. (Photo courtesy of Nashville Engineer District)

A crew makes repairs on one of the damaged upper miter gates at Kentucky Lock late last year. A second closure is scheduled to repair the other gate January 31-February 24. (Photo courtesy of Nashville Engineer District)

Repairs To Close Kentucky Lock For More Than Three Weeks

January 28, 2022

Kentucky Lock will be closed January 31-February 24 to make repairs from where a tow ran into and damaged the upper miter gates in October. “When the tow was making… Read More

Kentucky Lock Addition Excavation Passes Half-Way Point The upstream miter gates for the new lock chamber have already been built but are currently on dry land. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The upstream miter gates for the new lock chamber have already been built but are currently on dry land. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Kentucky Lock Addition Excavation Passes Half-Way Point

September 3, 2021

Crews expected to begin pumping water out from behind a cofferdam within the next few days as the Kentucky Lock Addition Project moved forward. The cofferdam was completed in March. Read More