ALANSON — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District (USACE) fully restored operations Wednesday morning, July 5, to the Crooked River Lock in Alanson. Specialized lock and dam maintainers ...

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 ...

The lock was plagued by mechanical issues last year that caused closures and required critical maintenance repairs by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. “We had been working with the Army Corps of ...

After years of funding delays, the Army Corps of Engineers announced plans Wednesday to spend over $829 million on modernizing locks and dams on the Upper Mississippi River, including an infamous ...

EMMET COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Crooked River Lock in Alanson will be open for the spring boating season. The lock is a critical passageway for boaters to get to the Alanson area and connects a ...

SHARPSBURG (KDKA) -- New restrictions will begin Monday for both commercial and recreational boaters at the Allegheny River Lock and Dam 2 for much-needed repairs. The inner-walls at the more than ...

One of the essential elements of infrastructure in the United States is the river lock. Most locks close off a 600- to 1,200-foot stretch of river and raise and lower the water in the sealed-off ...

ALANSON, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Crooked River Lock in Emmet County is a critical passageway for boaters. The lock connects a 36-mile inland waterway system and brings tourists to the Alanson-area.

PORTLAND — Annual inspections and maintenance on three navigation locks along the Columbia River will shut down commerce for two weeks beginning March 2. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today plans to invest more than $829 million in improvements to the lock and dam systems on the Mississippi River. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley is applauding ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Portland and Walla Walla districts said they will close all Corps navigation locks on the Columbia-Snake River System for an annual inspection, ...