A Pennsylvania county has signed an agreement to purchase renewable energy generated through a new hydropower plant planned at an existing dam on the Ohio River. On January 28, Allegheny… Read More
Pittsburgh Engineer District
A project to modernize and improve navigation on the Monongahela River in southwestern Pennsylvania is now 68-70 percent complete after more than 25 years of work. The Lower Mon Project… Read More
The Pittsburgh Engineer District has announced the award of a $12.9 million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery Locks… Read More
The main chamber at Emsworth Locks and Dam will be closed from August 31 until November 13, the Pittsburgh Engineer District announced last week. The Corps’ repair fleet will dewater… Read More
Scheduled lock closures on the Ohio River could cause some delays. The main, 1,200-foot chamber at John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River at Mount Vernon, Ind.,… Read More
A webinar offered by Inland Rivers, Ports & Terminals Inc. April 22 explained why some industry professionals are concerned about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers determines lock operation… Read More
The city of Wheeling, W.Va., plans to build a commercial boat dock for sternwheel cruises along the Ohio River. The dock is to be built in the Wheeling Island main… Read More
The busiest recreational lock on the Allegheny River reopened November 14 after months of repair work that began August 5. During the work, the lock chamber was open several times… Read More
When Pittsburgh Engineer District Civil Engineer Brian Lucarelli visited the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Vicksburg campus in spring of 2018, his goals were to observe… Read More
The first thing Billy Collins, lockmaster at the Willow Island Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, does every morning when he gets to work is to download the queue… Read More
