Algiers Lock Sector Gate Repairs Nearing Completion - The Waterways Journal
Corps of Engineers officials say the repair project at Algiers Lock has gone well, in part due to the continuing low water.
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Corps of Engineers officials say the repair project at Algiers Lock has gone well, in part due to the continuing low water.
The New Orleans Engineer District will begin a 60-day closure at Algiers Lock on October 2 to repair damage incurred in a July 4 allision.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued its report on the June 26, 2022, fire on the towboat Mary Dupre.
A July 4 tow allision damaged the canal-end sector gates of Algiers Lock, a critical connection between the Mississippi River and the GIWW.
The extreme drought impacting the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee river valleys continues to translate into troublesome low water conditions.