Washington, D.C.–Inland waterways would receive $930 million in operation and maintenance work included in President Joe Biden’s budget request for fiscal year (FY) 2025. With an emphasis on improving locks… Read More
Corps of Engineers
On February 16, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Army for Civil Works posted a notice in the Federal Register regarding a comment period for a proposed rule… Read More
With the seasonal decrease in flows from the Missouri River, industry attention concerning low-water conditions is turning to the St. Louis, Mo., to Cairo, Ill., reach of the Upper Mississippi. Read More
With its permit from the Corps of Engineers for its barge dock on the Ohio River in hand, Nucor Steel West Virginia conducted a groundbreaking ceremony October 20 for its… Read More
Members of the Inland Waterways Users Board had a lot of questions for Corps of Engineers representatives regarding recent revelations about cost increases for important inland waterways projects. Inflation has… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is being proactive in preparing for low-water levels in 2023 that could approach those of last year, according to a briefing to the Inland Waterways Users… Read More
During the July 20 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) in Paducah, Ky., the board voted unanimously to recommend that the remaining cost for several major lock construction… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a proposal to deepen the navigation channel on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) to 12 feet. The Corps’ Little… Read More
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
This week’s issue features a U.S. senator complaining about the length of time it is taking the Corps of Engineers to approve a permit for a Nucor steel mill in… Read More
