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Nucor Breaks Ground On West Virginia Steel Mill Those attending the groundbreaking ceremony for Nucor Steel West Virginia line up to turn 550 shovels of dirt at the same time, breaking a world record as documented by Guinness World Records, which had staff on site to verify the record for the world’s longest shovel line. It stretched nearly half a mile. (photo by Jim Ross)

Those attending the groundbreaking ceremony for Nucor Steel West Virginia line up to turn 550 shovels of dirt at the same time, breaking a world record as documented by Guinness World Records, which had staff on site to verify the record for the world’s longest shovel line. It stretched nearly half a mile. (photo by Jim Ross)

Nucor Breaks Ground On West Virginia Steel Mill

October 27, 2023

With its permit from the Corps of Engineers for its barge dock on the Ohio River in hand, Nucor Steel West Virginia conducted a groundbreaking ceremony October 20 for its… Read More

What’s Going On With Project Cost Increases?

July 27, 2023

Members of the Inland Waterways Users Board had a lot of questions for Corps of Engineers representatives regarding recent revelations about cost increases for important inland waterways projects. Inflation has… Read More

Communication Key As Corps Prepares For Low-Water Conditions

July 27, 2023

The Corps of Engineers is being proactive in preparing for low-water levels in 2023 that could approach those of last year, according to a briefing to the Inland Waterways Users… Read More

IWUB Requests Federal Funding For Cost Overruns The new, 1,200-foot lock chamber is being built next to the existing 600-foot lock chamber at Kentucky Lock and Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky.

The new, 1,200-foot lock chamber is being built next to the existing 600-foot lock chamber at Kentucky Lock and Dam in Gilbertsville, Ky.

IWUB Requests Federal Funding For Cost Overruns

July 27, 2023

During the July 20 meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) in Paducah, Ky., the board voted unanimously to recommend that the remaining cost for several major lock construction… Read More

Corps Seeks Input On MKARNS Deepening

June 2, 2023

The Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on a proposal to deepen the navigation channel on the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System (MKARNS) to 12 feet. The Corps’ Little… Read More

Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion Construction laborers perform work on the chamber floor concrete infill and wall-facing rebar and formwork for the Charleroi Lock Construction Project at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pa., in March of this year. The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to be filled with water beginning later this month. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Construction laborers perform work on the chamber floor concrete infill and wall-facing rebar and formwork for the Charleroi Lock Construction Project at the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 4 in Charleroi, Pa., in March of this year. The newly constructed chamber is scheduled to be filled with water beginning later this month. (Pittsburgh Engineer District photo by Michel Sauret)

Work On New Lock Chamber At Charleroi Nears Completion

May 12, 2023

A new, expanded riverside lock chamber at Charleroi, Pa., on the Monongahela River will begin filling with water sometime the week of May 22. “That will be a big milestone… Read More

Permit Delays Plague Waterways—And Other—Development WJ Editorial

Permit Delays Plague Waterways—And Other—Development

May 12, 2023

This week’s issue features a U.S. senator complaining about the length of time it is taking the Corps of Engineers to approve a permit for a Nucor steel mill in… Read More

MRC Conducts High-Water Inspection Trip The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip March 27-31 aboard the mv. Mississippi, stopping in Cairo, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; and New Orleans, La. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

The Mississippi River Commission conducted its annual high-water inspection trip March 27-31 aboard the mv. Mississippi, stopping in Cairo, Ill.; Memphis, Tenn.; Greenville, Miss.; and New Orleans, La. (Photo by Shelley Byrne)

MRC Conducts High-Water Inspection Trip

March 31, 2023

Standing aboard the mv. Mississippi for the Mississippi River Commission’s annual high-water inspection trip March 27, Maj. Gen. Diana Holland said this trip would be her last aboard the vessel. Read More

Calling Pause In The Middle Of The Game WJ Editorial

Calling Pause In The Middle Of The Game

March 17, 2023

Back in the bad old days of chronic underfunding and “fix as fail,” it was frustratingly familiar to see the costs of crucial lock and dam projects balloon out of… Read More

Corps Dredges Complete Record Season Following Historic Low Water The St. Louis Engineer District’s Dredge Potter, assisted by the Kimmswick, worked 24/7 through the 2022-23 dredging season on the Mississippi River. The Potter, built in 1932, is a dustpan dredge. The Kimmswick, commissioned in 2006, assists the dredge with pipeline movements. (photo by Janet Meredith/St. Louis Engineer District)

The St. Louis Engineer District’s Dredge Potter, assisted by the Kimmswick, worked 24/7 through the 2022-23 dredging season on the Mississippi River. The Potter, built in 1932, is a dustpan dredge. The Kimmswick, commissioned in 2006, assists the dredge with pipeline movements. (photo by Janet Meredith/St. Louis Engineer District)

Corps Dredges Complete Record Season Following Historic Low Water

March 3, 2023

After an extended dredging season prolonged by extreme low-water conditions in the fall and extending into the winter, dredging crews in the Memphis, Vicksburg and St. Louis engineer districts have… Read More