Maintenance work inside one of McAlpine Locks and Dam’s 1,200-foot chambers is scheduled to be complete May 5, ending a closure meant to extend its reliability. The… Read More
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Trump administration’s proposed fiscal year 2027 funding cuts for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation drew bipartisan pushback from leaders of a key… Read More
The Corps of Engineers 2026 Work Plan, which lays out allocations of and additions to already-appropriated money, didn’t contain many surprises when it was released April 7 but… Read More
On April 7, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its FY26 Work Plan, allocating funds already appropriated by Congress through the Energy and Water Development bill. The… Read More
At the time of this writing, a cease-fire with Iran and some version of a re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz continues. If it holds it will surely be welcome… Read More
Lockport Lock, Illinois River Mile 291, is expected to remain closed until the evening of May 19 as repair crews install new pintle sockets. The closure, which began… Read More
Waterways Journal editor Frank McCormack speaks with Waterways Council Inc. VP Paul Rohde about effective advocacy, the Capital Investment Strategy, major lock and dam projects, maintenance backlogs, cost overruns, and… Read More
Waterways Journal editor Frank McCormack is joined by Sean Duffy (Big River Coalition LLC) and Ken Eriksen (Polaris Analytics & Consulting) to break down a new economic impact study on… Read More
For two months, the “20 Years Ago” section of The Waterways Journal’s “This Week” column (see page 14 in this issue) has featured stories of rescue operations and recovery… Read More
The Alabama Port Authority has announced that John Driscoll, the port authority’s director and CEO since 2020, has retired. Driscoll announced his decision to retire at the port authority’s… Read More
