The Corps of Engineers-Pittsburgh District will begin the first of two major lock closures this week that are expected to cause major delays on the Upper Ohio River for the… Read More
Locks and Dams
A collaborative team of government and industry professionals helps prepare for ice and high water in the Pittsburgh, Pa., region before it happens. Known as the Ice Hydro Committee, its… Read More
Federal and local elected officials from Iowa and Illinois, media and guests got the rare opportunity to stand on Mississippi River bedrock and see (and, for some, crawl into) the… Read More
With more than 97 percent of the Pittsburgh Engineer District’s funding in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) allocated to the full funding of the Montgomery Locks construction work,… Read More
Kentucky Lock will be closed January 31-February 24 to make repairs from where a tow ran into and damaged the upper miter gates in October. “When the tow was making… Read More
Extensive work, including dewatering the main chamber, is scheduled to begin February 23 at Wilson Lock and Dam on the Tennessee River after about two years of planning. The closure… Read More
Following two years of repairs, the auxiliary chamber at Markland Locks and Dam in Warsaw, Ky., has reopened to navigation traffic. The chamber was originally closed due to an issue… Read More
Mariners were experiencing delays of up to about five days in transiting Montgomery Locks and Dam at Ohio River Mile 32, due to a scheduled lock chamber closure. John Dilla,… Read More
A group of farmer-funded and farmer-led organizations—including the United Soybean Board, the Soy Transportation Coalition, the Illinois Soybean Association, the Iowa Soybean Association, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, the Minnesota… Read More
The Vicksburg Engineer District began a pool drawdown at Thatcher Lock and Dam on November 19 to make repairs to the seal of the hinge crest gate. The pool at… Read More
