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Washington Waves: Waterway News From D.C.

August 29, 2025

The Trump administration celebrated the christening of the State of Maine, which was built for the Maine Maritime Academy and will serve as a next-generation training ship. The vessel… Read More

Montgomery Lock Construction Ramps Up Specialized equipment chips away at an approach guidewall for the closed auxiliary lock at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the upper Ohio. A new, 600-foot lock is being built over the footprint of the 300-foot auxiliary lock. The earliest it could come online is 2033. (Photos by Shelley Byrne)

Specialized equipment chips away at an approach guidewall for the closed auxiliary lock at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the upper Ohio. A new, 600-foot lock is being built over the footprint of the 300-foot auxiliary lock. The earliest it could come online is 2033. (Photos by Shelley Byrne)

Montgomery Lock Construction Ramps Up

August 29, 2025

Construction on a new main lock chamber over the footprint of the existing auxiliary chamber at Montgomery Locks and Dam is designed to reduce lock transit delays and increase… Read More