Get on a boat on the upper Mississippi River, and you'll eventually come upon a looming concrete structure stretching across the river's main channel. It's called a lock and dam, and it's a distinct ...

A huge amount of cargo, from coal to metals and grains, pass through the McAlpine Locks and Dam annually. A series of lock and dam systems on the Ohio River act as a "staircase," carrying barges and ...

HASTINGS, Minnesota - The locks and dams on the Mississippi River are massive feats of engineering, nearing 100 years old. They shepherd millions of tons of goods each year, acting as water-based ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Half a century after the final navigation lock opened the Snake River to Lewiston, Idaho, the Lower Granite Lock ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District awarded a nearly $30 million contract to remove the Monongahela River Locks and Dams 3 in Elizabeth to Joseph B. Fay Co. of Pittsburgh. The work is ...

Whether St. Paul’s Lock and Dam No. 1 will be removed is still uncertain as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers continues its research into the lock and dam near the old Ford factory. Locks and dams hold ...

HASTINGS, Minn. — An important avenue to transport goods across the U.S. is getting some timely repairs just outside the Twin Cities. The Army Corps of Engineers has been doing construction work on ...

ST. PAUL – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, closed Lock and Dam 3, located upstream of Red Wing, Minnesota, to all traffic until further notice due to high flows over 125,000 cubic ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, has awarded two $2 million contracts to Togiak Management Services LLC of Anchorage for lock and dam improvements in Minnesota and Wisconsin. As ...

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