The McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021, and its importance has only grown since then. In his remarks at the formal dedication of the… Read More
Corps of Engineers
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) will hold four public meetings in March and April during its annual high-water inspection trip on the mv. Mississippi. The hearings welcome residents, stakeholders and… Read More
The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) released its latest Infrastructure Report Card on March 25. While ports overall earned a B, dams and levees got only a D-plus, and… Read More
The mv. Neil N. Diehl kicked off the 2025 navigation season as it passed through Lock and Dam 2 in Hastings, Minn., on March 19. Ingram’s 6,140-hp. twin-screw towboat, built… Read More
The Department of Defense has temporarily suspended meetings of all federal advisory committees pending a 45-day review. The review includes the Inland Waterways Users Board. A March 7 memo to… Read More
The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works has announced a public comment period and virtual public listening sessions on the implementation of the Thomas R. Read More
Cheatham Lock, located at Cumberland River Mile 148.7, is currently under scheduled maintenance as part a joint effort between the Nashville Engineer District and the Corps of Engineers’ Regional Rivers… Read More
In the final stretch of a complex project whose origins go back to 2018, two new lift gates have been installed in the main lock chamber at Mel Price Lock… Read More
The Corps of Engineers is investigating how best to obtain components to repair the lower miter gates at Lockport Lock and Dam as the navigational lock remains closed due to… Read More
Don Getty spent 25 of his 38 years working for the Corps of Engineers on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, including 19 as the project manager. Getty, 66, of Nashville,… Read More
