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Corps Personnel Assist Restoring Power After Hurricane Ida

September 10, 2021

There are roughly 800 miles between Pennsylvania and Alabama, but distance was no barrier to 13 people who traveled from the Pittsburgh Engineer District to the Gulf region to begin… Read More

Pittsburgh District Declares Flooding State Of Emergency

September 3, 2021

The Pittsburgh Engineer District declared a state of emergency September 1 due to flooding conditions impacting the Monongahela River and its tributaries. Water levels on the Cheat, Monongahela,… Read More

First Contract Awarded On Upper Ohio Project The Pittsburgh Engineer District has announced the awarding of the first contract for the Upper Ohio Navigation Project. It is for a secant pile wall’s construction at Montgomery Dam. (Photo by Andrew Byrne/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

The Pittsburgh Engineer District has announced the awarding of the first contract for the Upper Ohio Navigation Project. It is for a secant pile wall’s construction at Montgomery Dam. (Photo by Andrew Byrne/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

First Contract Awarded On Upper Ohio Project

July 11, 2021

The Pittsburgh Engineer District has awarded the first construction contract for the $1.8 billion Upper Ohio Navigation Project. Richard Goettle Inc. of Cincinnati, Ohio, won the roughly… Read More

Work Plan Funding Kick Starts Upper Ohio Project The Corps of Engineers’ heavy lift derrick boat lifts one leaf of the downstream main chamber miter gate for repairs in 2018 at Dashields Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. Auxiliary chambers at Dashields, Montgomery and Emsworth locks and dams will be replaced as part of the Upper Ohio River Navigation Project. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

The Corps of Engineers’ heavy lift derrick boat lifts one leaf of the downstream main chamber miter gate for repairs in 2018 at Dashields Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. Auxiliary chambers at Dashields, Montgomery and Emsworth locks and dams will be replaced as part of the Upper Ohio River Navigation Project. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Work Plan Funding Kick Starts Upper Ohio Project

April 2, 2021

With a $22 million boost for pre-engineering, planning and the beginning of construction, a long-awaited Ohio River infrastructure project is moving forward more rapidly. The Upper Ohio Navigation… Read More

County Invests In Hydropower Plant To Be Built At Emsworth An artist’s rendering shows what a new hydropower plant planned for the existing Emsworth Main Channel Dam on the Ohio River would look like. Following approval from the Corps of Engineers, construction could begin later this year. (Photo courtesy of Allegheny County Executive’s Office)

An artist’s rendering shows what a new hydropower plant planned for the existing Emsworth Main Channel Dam on the Ohio River would look like. Following approval from the Corps of Engineers, construction could begin later this year. (Photo courtesy of Allegheny County Executive’s Office)

County Invests In Hydropower Plant To Be Built At Emsworth

February 12, 2021

A Pennsylvania county has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy generated through a new hydropower plant planned at an existing dam on the Ohio River. On January… Read More

Lower Monongahela River Project Advances An aerial shot shows ongoing work at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 for the Lower Mon Project, which is expected to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024 after more than 25 years of construction involving three separate dams. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

An aerial shot shows ongoing work at Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 for the Lower Mon Project, which is expected to be complete in late 2023 or early 2024 after more than 25 years of construction involving three separate dams. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Lower Monongahela River Project Advances

January 29, 2021

A project to modernize and improve navigation on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania is now 68-70 percent complete after more than 25 years of work. The… Read More

$12.9 Million Contract For Montgomery Dam Gate Replacements The Pittsburgh Engineer District has approved a $12.9 million contract with Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., to replace the final two Montgomery Dam lift gates. (Photo by Andrew Byrne/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

The Pittsburgh Engineer District has approved a $12.9 million contract with Joseph B. Fay Company of Pittsburgh, Pa., to replace the final two Montgomery Dam lift gates. (Photo by Andrew Byrne/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

$12.9 Million Contract For Montgomery Dam Gate Replacements

August 10, 2020

The Pittsburgh Engineer District has announced the award of a $12.9 million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery… Read More

Main Chamber Closure Set At Emsworth L&D —photo by Carol Vernon, Pittsburgh Engineer District The main chamber at Emsworth Locks and Dam will be closed from August 31 to November 13.

—photo by Carol Vernon, Pittsburgh Engineer District The main chamber at Emsworth Locks and Dam will be closed from August 31 to November 13.

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