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Kentucky Lock

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)

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)

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)

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

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

Population Growth Impacts River Industry In Nashville Hines Furlong boats at work on the Cumberland River.

Population Growth Impacts River Industry In Nashville

June 28, 2019

Take a drive through Nashville, Tenn., or visit the city’s riverfront, and it’s easy to see the region is in the midst of a transformative era of growth. Between… Read More

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