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USACE Begins Work On Mississippi River's Lock & Dam 25 in Missouri

The mighty Mississippi River requires mighty-strong manmade structures to corral it and to withstand the volume and pressure of water exerted upon them. It follows that the simple addition and lengthening of a lock for faster handling of river vessels is a mighty undertaking, a multi-year, multi-million-dollar one....


Yarmouth, Maine, Officials Approve Plan to Remove Two Royal River Dams

In a historic vote more than two decades in the making, the Yarmouth, Maine, town council has voted unanimously to remove two town-owned dams on the Royal River and consider fish passage improvements at a stretch of rapids in between them....


Pittsburgh-Based Joint Venture Set to Build New $770M Lock Chamber at Ohio River Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District has awarded a nearly $770 million contract through President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to construct a new 110-ft. by 600-ft....


FEMA Grants $10M to Enhance Safety of Marlette Lake Dam Near Carson City

U.S. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen of Nevada announced on Oct. 22 that the Federal Emergency Management Agency was making a $10 million grant "to enhance the safety and functionality of the Marlette Lake Dam, reducing the risk of a dam breach during an earthquake," according to a news release, the Nevada Appeal reported....


Birmingham Water Works Plans to Make $85M in Repairs to Stop Lake Purdy Dam from Leaking

A dam that supports one of metro Birmingham, Ala.'s major drinking water sources will undergo an $85 million overhaul after years of leaking millions of gallons of water each day. The Birmingham Water Works Board (BWW) in mid-September approved construction contracts for work on the more than 100-year-old Lake Purdy Dam in Shelby County....


Ohio Department of Natural Resources Works to Replace Historic McConnelsville Dam

In an effort to preserve the historic Muskingum Parkway lock and dam system and allow for continued recreational navigation, crews in Morgan County, Ohio, are replacing the historic McConnelsville Dam....


Vermont's Latest Flooding Raises Concerns Over State's Hundreds of Aging Dams

The latest flooding in Vermont has added fresh urgency to concerns about the hundreds of dams in the state, a third of which are more than a century old. The July 10-11 deluge from the remnants of Hurricane Beryl was not as bad for the hundreds of dams across the state as compared to last year's floods, when five failed and nearly 60 overtopped....


Northbank Civil and Marine Purchases Tadano GTC-1600

Northbank Civil and Marine, a heavy civil, marine and industrial constructor located in Vancouver, Wash., recently needed a powerful and versatile crane for multiple dam projects. Lennon Crane — the Tadano distributor in Washington and Oregon — had the perfect fit with a GTC-1600 teleboom crawler....


Tennessee Valley Authority Moved 3,200 Tons of Rock to Restore River Island Ecosystem

The problem may sound small, but it was huge for aquatic life and fishers on an East Tennessee river: A 10-acre island downstream of the Norris Dam was washing away. Hibbs Island, a popular spot for anglers, sits in the Clinch River just a few miles downstream of the giant Norris Dam, the centerpiece of a much smaller dam that controls the flow of water from Norris to keep the riverbed downstream from drying up....


Hinckley Lake Dam Restoration Helps Mitigate Flooding

For almost a century, the Hinckley Lake Dam has served area residents by providing recreation and helping mitigate flooding. Now, crews in Cleveland, Ohio, are performing a complete restoration of the historic barrier....


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