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Infrastructure Law Fully Funds New Montgomery Lock

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Infrastructure Law Fully Funds New Montgomery Lock

February 4, 2022

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

Work Plan Funding Kick Starts Upper Ohio Project The Corps of Engineers’ heavy lift derrick boat lifts one leaf of the downstream main chamber miter gate for repairs in 2018 at Dashields Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. Auxiliary chambers at Dashields, Montgomery and Emsworth locks and dams will be replaced as part of the Upper Ohio River Navigation Project. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

The Corps of Engineers’ heavy lift derrick boat lifts one leaf of the downstream main chamber miter gate for repairs in 2018 at Dashields Lock and Dam on the Ohio River. Auxiliary chambers at Dashields, Montgomery and Emsworth locks and dams will be replaced as part of the Upper Ohio River Navigation Project. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Engineer District)

Work Plan Funding Kick Starts Upper Ohio Project

April 2, 2021

With a $22 million boost for pre-engineering, planning and the beginning of construction, a long-awaited Ohio River infrastructure project is moving forward more rapidly. The Upper Ohio Navigation Project involves… Read More

House Members Stand Up For Cost-Share Reform

April 6, 2020

On March 31, 78 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee requesting that lock and dam projects funded by Inland Waterways Trust… Read More