Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the Demopolis Lock is closed for repairs. According to a press release, engineers were forced to shut down the lock after a breach caused ...

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WSFA) - Demopolis Lock is set to reopen months after its forced closure, according to Lt. General Scott A. Spellmon, Commanding General for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. On ...

DEMOPOLIS, Ala. (WSFA) - It could take more than two months to repair damage to the Demopolis Lock, a major area of travel for shipping through west Alabama. Army Corps of Engineers officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 28—The reopening of Wilson Lock, 75 miles downstream of Decatur, after nine months of repairs will eventually ease a backlog ...

MOBILE, Ala. – Teams throughout the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, have been working around the clock since January 16 to fix the Demopolis Lock in Demopolis, Alabama. The lock has ...

Demopolis Lock—which suffered a recent catastrophic failure—is a cautionary tale for other locks and those in Congress and the White House who may fail to see the urgency and importance of investing ...