(Editor’s note: This is the first of a planned periodic series on the data infrastructure underlying the physical infrastructure of the U.S. inland waterways system.) The symbol and logo for… Read More
Locks and Dams
By Cheryl Wray and Frank McCormack Holt Lock, located at Mile 347 on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa, Ala., could be just a few weeks away from reopening to… Read More
Vessel traffic has resumed at the authorized 9-foot depth at the former Monongahela Locks and Dam 3 following the opening of a 100-foot channel on September 5. Traffic had been… Read More
While breaking ground August 7 on the second phase of the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex in Dulac, La., officials said it will be a key part of the… Read More
The Mobile Engineer District held an industry day September 4 at Holt Lock and Dam on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa, Ala., to discuss the plan to repair a… Read More
After two decades of planning and construction, a ceremony August 28 marked the renaming and dedication of a new lock chamber on the Monongahela River near Charleroi, Pa. Formerly Locks… Read More
Representatives from national publications and Chattanooga, Tenn., media outlets gathered at Chickamauga Lock at Mile 471 of the Tennessee River August 19 both to tour the old lock, which opened… Read More
While breaking ground August 7 on the second phase of the Houma Navigation Canal (HNC) Lock Complex in Dulac, La., officials said it will be a key part of the… Read More
Three years after the passage and signing of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), most of its funding is still unspent, and the inland industry “remain[s] frustrated with the… Read More
A contractor for the Pittsburgh Engineer District blasted away the first portion of the Monongahela Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pa., about 7 p.m. on July 10. The explosive demolition, which… Read More
