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Controlled Explosives Breach Elizabeth Dam On Lower Mon Debris flies into the air following the first controlled detonation of Monongahela Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pa. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Debris flies into the air following the first controlled detonation of Monongahela Dam 3 near Elizabeth, Pa. (Photo by Michel Sauret/Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Controlled Explosives Breach Elizabeth Dam On Lower Mon

August 6, 2024

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

Kentucky Lock Contractor Reaches Safety Milestone

August 6, 2024

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, in partnership with the contractor currently working on the Kentucky Lock project, Thalle Construction, celebrated a significant safety milestone with a ceremony,… Read More

Pittsburgh District Expedites Channel Opening

August 2, 2024

The Pittsburgh Engineer District is moving up creation of a 100-foot navigable channel through the former dam on the Lower Monongahela River at Elizabeth, Pa. While the channel through the… Read More

Q&A With GICA President Paul Dittman GICA President Paul Dittman stands aboard a survey vessel following Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dittman is pictured alongside Victor Landry, operations manager of the GIWW for the New Orleans Engineer District. (Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Engineer District)

GICA President Paul Dittman stands aboard a survey vessel following Hurricane Ida in 2021. Dittman is pictured alongside Victor Landry, operations manager of the GIWW for the New Orleans Engineer District. (Photo courtesy of the New Orleans Engineer District)

Q&A With GICA President Paul Dittman

July 19, 2024

Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) stakeholders will gather in New Orleans August 7–9 for the 119th annual seminar of the Gulf Intracoastal Canal Association (GICA). GICA President Paul Dittman sat down… Read More

Holt Lock Facing Months-Long Closure

July 12, 2024

The Mobile Engineer District is moving closer to identifying temporary and permanent fixes to the monolith instability issue that forced an emergency closure of Holt Lock on the Black Warrior… Read More

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