St. Paul District Locks Reopening For 2024 Season

The St. Paul Engineer District has set reopening dates for four Upper Mississippi River locks that have been closed for winter maintenance.

• Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., which was dewatered for inspection and concrete repairs, reopened to navigation March 6.

• Lock and Dam 4 in Alma, Wis., which was closed for maintenance on its lower guidewall end cell, including placement of sheet pile and concrete, also reopened March 6.

• Lock and Dam 3, near Welch, Minn., and Lock and Dam 7, near La Crescent, Minn., will reopen March 16. Both have been closed for guide wall maintenance.

The St. Paul District maintains a 9-foot navigation channel and 13 locks and dams between Minneapolis, Minn., and Gutenberg, Iowa.