CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 20, 2026) – Lt. Col. Guillermo Guandique, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, briefs Col. Herlihy, commander of the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, during a tour of the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Feb. 20, 2026. Progress on the multi-contract project includes the new lock chamber at 76 percent completion and the upstream approach wall at 70 percent, with the final contract awarded in February. The new 110-by-600-foot lock will process nine jumbo barges in one lockage, compared to one in the existing lock, an 80% increase in efficiency for the navigation industry.
| Date Taken: | 02.20.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 02.24.2026 16:42 |
| Photo ID: | 9534854 |
| VIRIN: | 260220-A-LQ420-1189 |
| Resolution: | 7008x4672 |
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| Location: | CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, US |
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