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L&D 25 Project On Schedule, Under Budget

November 20, 2023

The lock expansion project at Lock and Dam 25 poured its first concrete November 3 and had another pouring November 15. It is currently on schedule and slightly… Read More

IWUB Requests Federal Funding For Cost Overruns The new, 1,200-foot lock chamber is being built next to the existing 600-foot lock chamber at Kentucky Lock and Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky.

The new, 1,200-foot lock chamber is being built next to the existing 600-foot lock chamber at Kentucky Lock and Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky.

IWUB Requests Federal Funding For Cost Overruns

July 27, 2023

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… Read More

Tour Shows Close Connections Between Navigation, Ecosystem A deckhand has to halt the progress of the tow’s first cut of barges through Lock and Dam 25, described as one of the most difficult and dangerous parts of the double-locking process. (Photo by John Shoulberg)

A deckhand has to halt the progress of the tow’s first cut of barges through Lock and Dam 25, described as one of the most difficult and dangerous parts of the double-locking process. (Photo by John Shoulberg)

Tour Shows Close Connections Between Navigation, Ecosystem

August 12, 2022

A group of invited guests recently spent two days in the St. Louis area on a media tour organized by Debra Calhoun, Waterways Council Inc.’s senior vice president. Calhoun… Read More

RIAC Discusses Barge/Rail Safety, L&D 25 Update

July 1, 2022

Members of the River Industry Action Committee (RIAC), along with towing company captains, met with Coast Guard and Corps of Engineers officials on June 29 in St. Louis to… Read More