Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell touted inclusion of funds to combat against invasive Asian carp species as part of the recently passed 2020 Water Resources Development Act (WRDA). McConnell championed… Read More
Tennessee River
This has been the wettest year in the Tennessee River Valley for at least 131 years, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). TVA determined that the valley set a… Read More
Despite the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, Mark Burchfield, owner of RMB Marine Services, sees opportunities in the maritime industry: namely, the opportunity for his harbor and fleeting… Read More
Over the past decade, the northern part of Alabama, including the state’s second most populous city of Huntsville, has seen remarkable growth. Not only has Huntsville in recent years leapfrogged… Read More
The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, the shortcut between the Tennessee River in the north and Mobile Harbor and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in the south, is wrapping up a busy dredging and… Read More
The overhead canopy of a stage previously used at a Chattanooga, Tenn., music festival brushed the underside of the Interstate 24 bridge over Nickajack Lake, an impoundment of the Tennessee… Read More
The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet has approved a construction bid for a new bridge carrying U.S. 60 across the Cumberland River at Smithland. Jim Smith Contracting of Grand Rivers, Ky., submitted… Read More
The Nashville Engineer District has reported the following scheduled lock closures. June 24–28: Chickamauga Lock on the Tennessee River will have intermittent closures from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily… Read More
Three men plan to promote Tennessee River tourism by taking a pontoon boat down the entire 652 navigable miles of the river beginning Memorial Day Weekend. The men, all long-time… Read More
The Coast Guard is investigating after 14 barges broke loose from a towing vessel and hit a house along the Tennessee River near Savannah, Tenn., causing significant damage. The empty… Read More
