Pittsburgh Engineer News Today

Operational testing is taking place on the new, expanded riverside lock chamber at Lock 4 on the Monongahela River in Charleroi, Pa.

Lashed together with steel cables, bundles of trees dangled from a helicopter over the upper Ohio River, ready to become fish habitats.

Stressing the need for efficient funding for lock construction, WCI hosted members of the media on a tour of Pittsburgh area projects.

A new, expanded riverside lock chamber at Charleroi, Pa., on the Monongahela River will begin filling with water sometime the week of May 22.

The 2022 Water Resources Development Act includes authorization for several new projects for the Pittsburgh Engineer District.

Fifty-five representatives from more than 30 companies learned about the upcoming work to replace Montgomery Locks and Dam’s aging auxiliary lock.

The Montgomery Lock construction project on the Upper Ohio River was a big winner in the Corps of Engineers work plan for Fiscal Year 2022.

Mariners were experiencing delays of up to about five days in transiting Montgomery Locks and Dam, due to a scheduled lock chamber closure.

March 12, 2021 By Shelley Byrne Two pieces of property acquired by the former Pitmarine Corporation owner have historic ties to the rivers and the Pittsburgh area. The properties were listed for sale last month following the death of Capt. Graydon “Bub” Crain in July 2020 at age 86. Crain, of Cranberry Township, Pa., was one of the founders of C&C Marine, which is now Campbell Transportation Company Inc. He was the middle son o...

January 29, 2021 By Shelley Byrne 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 could be substantially complete as early as late 2023 or early 2024, said Stephen Frost, project manager for the Pittsburgh Engineer District. The project involves replacing the fixed-crest dam at Locks and Dam 2 at...