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Brandon Road Project To Move Forward A graphic shows details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the rivers to the Great Lakes. It was announced July 1 that a project partnership agreement has been signed to move the project forward. (Graphic courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

A graphic shows details of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, designed to prevent the spread of invasive carp from the rivers to the Great Lakes. It was announced July 1 that a project partnership agreement has been signed to move the project forward. (Graphic courtesy of the Rock Island Engineer District)

Brandon Road Project To Move Forward

July 3, 2024

Construction is set to begin on the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on a new schedule designed to prevent millions of dollars in delays to the navigation industry. After months of… Read More

Monolith Movement Forces Emergency Closure Of Holt Lock An undated aerial view of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Photo courtesy of the Mobile Engineer District)

An undated aerial view of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Photo courtesy of the Mobile Engineer District)

Monolith Movement Forces Emergency Closure Of Holt Lock

June 27, 2024

The Mobile Engineer District has ordered the emergency closure of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala., following the appearance of new cracks and a stability analysis… Read More

Demopolis Lock Reopens After 4-Month Closure The mv. Thelma Parker II takes the first tow into Demopolis Lock May 16 after the lock reopened following a four-month closure. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

The mv. Thelma Parker II takes the first tow into Demopolis Lock May 16 after the lock reopened following a four-month closure. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Demopolis Lock Reopens After 4-Month Closure

May 17, 2024

Four months to the day after the upper miter sill failed at Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River, the lock reopened to navigation May 16, roughly two weeks ahead of… Read More

Willow Island Lock Work Nears Completion

May 14, 2024

A major hydraulic system replacement at Willow Island Locks and Dam, Ohio River Mile 161.7, is expected to be complete within days, putting an end to sometimes lengthy delays. The… Read More

Demolition Of Lower Mon Dam 3 At Elizabeth Set For July The dam at Monongahela Locks and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, Pa., will be removed by explosive demolition beginning the week of July 8 to create a navigable pass in a 30-mile pool between Locks and Dam 2 at Braddock and Locks and Dam 4 at Charleroi. Construction on the Elizabeth Facility, Mile 23.8, began in 1905 and was completed in 1907. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

The dam at Monongahela Locks and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, Pa., will be removed by explosive demolition beginning the week of July 8 to create a navigable pass in a 30-mile pool between Locks and Dam 2 at Braddock and Locks and Dam 4 at Charleroi. Construction on the Elizabeth Facility, Mile 23.8, began in 1905 and was completed in 1907. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Demolition Of Lower Mon Dam 3 At Elizabeth Set For July

May 3, 2024

Beginning the week of July 8, the Pittsburgh Engineer District plans to demolish the more than 100-year-old Monongahela Locks and Dam 3 at Elizabeth, Pa. The facility, which has been… Read More

Nashville District Solicits Bids For Final Chickamauga Lock Contract Photo shows construction progress at Chickamauga Lock as of February 20. (Photo by Luciano Vera/Nashville Engineer District)

Photo shows construction progress at Chickamauga Lock as of February 20. (Photo by Luciano Vera/Nashville Engineer District)

Nashville District Solicits Bids For Final Chickamauga Lock Contract

April 17, 2024

The Nashville Engineer District is soliciting bids from contractors for the final contract in the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tenn. The contract includes constructing the new approach wall… Read More

First Concrete Pour Completed At Demopolis Lock The first concrete is poured for the Demopolis Lock repair project. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Perkins)

The first concrete is poured for the Demopolis Lock repair project. (Photo courtesy of Anthony Perkins)

First Concrete Pour Completed At Demopolis Lock

April 12, 2024

The concrete trucks began arriving at Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in rural Alabama around 4 a.m. April 11 for the first of seven concrete pours to repair and… Read More

Daytime Closures At Bayou Sorrel Lock To Last Through The Fall

April 2, 2024

Vessels transiting the Morgan City-Port Allen alternative route on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Louisiana will be dealing with weekday daytime closures at Bayou Sorrel Lock through the fall due… Read More

Debris Removal Completed At Demopolis Lock On a deck barge in the lock chamber, crews assemble forms that will eventually be lifted into the chamber to hold newly-poured concrete in place. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

On a deck barge in the lock chamber, crews assemble forms that will eventually be lifted into the chamber to hold newly-poured concrete in place. (Photo courtesy of Mobile Engineer District)

Debris Removal Completed At Demopolis Lock

March 29, 2024

The effort to repair Demopolis Lock on the Tombigbee River in Alabama has entered a new phase, now that debris removal is complete. The Mobile Engineer District marked the conclusion… Read More

Upper Miss Lock And Dam 2 Dewatered For Maintenance

March 5, 2024

As part of its ongoing work to inspect and repair severallocks on the Upper Mississippi River, the St. Paul Engineer District dewatered Lock and Dam 2 at Hastings, Minn., on… Read More