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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… Read More

WCI Media Tour Touts Importance Of Infrastructure The mv. David K. Wilson’s tow of empty barges prepares to pass beneath several of the bridges in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The mv. David K. Wilson’s tow of empty barges prepares to pass beneath several of the bridges in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

WCI Media Tour Touts Importance Of Infrastructure

August 27, 2021

Reporters got a chance to ride a towboat, visit a lock and meet with industry professionals while learning about the importance of infrastructure along America’s inland waterways during… Read More

Contractor Completes Cofferdam For Kentucky Lock Addition A Johnson Brothers Construction crew performs spot welds March 22, 2021, on a steel sheet pile on the completed cofferdam at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Nashville Engineer District is constructing a new 110- by 1,200-foot navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. (Photo by Lee Roberts/Nashville Engineer District)

A Johnson Brothers Construction crew performs spot welds March 22, 2021, on a steel sheet pile on the completed cofferdam at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Nashville Engineer District is constructing a new 110- by 1,200-foot navigation lock at the Tennessee Valley Authority project. (Photo by Lee Roberts/Nashville Engineer District)

Contractor Completes Cofferdam For Kentucky Lock Addition

April 5, 2021

Crews have completed the cofferdam at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, a milestone in preparing for downstream excavation work that will include construction of the remaining portion of the… Read More

Tennessee River Valley Association Meeting Addresses Priorities

October 16, 2020

Participants in the two-day, virtual Tennessee River Valley Association (TRVA) meeting October 13-14 learned about progress on ongoing projects, the state of federal funding and carp eradication efforts, among other… Read More

Final Shell Set For Kentucky Lock Addition Project The Nashville Engineer District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7-million-pound concrete shell into position February 2 on the riverbed on the downstream end of Kentucky Lock. The last of 10 shells, it will be part of a cofferdam and eventually a permanent part of the new lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project. (Corps of Engineers photos by Mark Rankin)

The Nashville Engineer District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7-million-pound concrete shell into position February 2 on the riverbed on the downstream end of Kentucky Lock. The last of 10 shells, it will be part of a cofferdam and eventually a permanent part of the new lock wall for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project. (Corps of Engineers photos by Mark Rankin)

Final Shell Set For Kentucky Lock Addition Project

February 7, 2020

By Lee Roberts Nashville Engineer District Public Affairs A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has placed the 10th and final concrete shell for the… Read More

Lock Operator Recognized For Quick Action

October 11, 2019

A lock operator at Kentucky Lock received the U.S. Army Meritorious Civilian Service Medal from the commanding general of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Engineer Division. Maj. Read More