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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

Barkley Carp Barrier Has Positive Preliminary Results

July 2, 2021

Preliminary test results suggest a bio-acoustic fish fence (BAFF) installed at Barkley Dam in November 2019 is deterring the movement of Asian carp from the Cumberland River into Lake… Read More

NESP Shortfall Is Opportunity For Administration To Act WJ Editorial

NESP Shortfall Is Opportunity For Administration To Act

January 22, 2021

On January 19, the Corps of Engineers released its FY21 Work Plan for allocating funds provided in the FY21 Energy & Water Development appropriations bill that was part… Read More

Kentucky Lock Cofferdam Nears Completion A Johnson Brothers work crew builds a cofferdam cell at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project.(Photo by Lee Roberts/Nashville Engineer District)

A Johnson Brothers work crew builds a cofferdam cell at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project.(Photo by Lee Roberts/Nashville Engineer District)

Kentucky Lock Cofferdam Nears Completion

December 31, 2020

Work continues on the addition of a second chamber at Kentucky Lock, with completion of the downstream cofferdam contract sometime in February projected to temporarily ease navigation delays… Read More

Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association Holds Virtual Seminar

August 15, 2020

Members of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA) and stakeholders of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) gathered around their respective computers and smart devices August 6 for the… Read More

Kentucky Lock Adds Helper Boat Night Shift

July 27, 2020

A second helper boat will add a night shift on certain nights to help reduce the upbound queue at Kentucky Lock. The Nashville Engineer District announced in a… Read More

Senate Committee Advances Water Resources Bill Washington Waves

Senate Committee Advances Water Resources Bill

May 8, 2020

Washington, D.C.—A key Senate committee voted unanimously to advance its water resources bill to provide roughly $17 billion in new authorization for infrastructure projects, cut red tape and push… 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

Nashville Engineer District Holds Fall Navigational Meeting More than 30 people crowd into a meeting room at the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office Nov. 14 for the Fall Semi-Annual Navigation Meeting. The meeting included timetables for construction projects that could affect navigation on the inland waterways. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

More than 30 people crowd into a meeting room at the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office Nov. 14 for the Fall Semi-Annual Navigation Meeting. The meeting included timetables for construction projects that could affect navigation on the inland waterways. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

Nashville Engineer District Holds Fall Navigational Meeting

November 22, 2019

A crowd of more than 30 people squeezed into the Lake Barkley Resource Manager’s Office November 14 to hear about upcoming plans affecting river navigability in the coming months… Read More