Olmsted Ribbon Cutting and Dedication Ceremony on Aug. 30th

Photo By Jacqueline Tate | The Olmsted Lock and Dam project on the Ohio River is the nation’s largest civil works project for inland navigation infrastructure. The two new 1,200-foot locks and 2,500-foot dam, across the river at Olmsted, IL., will be fully operational on Aug. 29, 2018 with the entire project complete in 2020 after removal of Locks 52 and 53 at Brookport, Illinois. Located on the Ohio River at mile 964.6, approximately 17 miles upstream from where the Ohio River merges with the Mississippi, Olmsted is situated on one of the busiest stretches of the inland waterways system for commercial navigation. Approximately 90 million tons of products -- coal and grains as an example -- transit through this area annually worth more than $10 billion.  

LOUISVILLE, KY, UNITED STATES

08.27.2018

Story by Jacqueline Tate 

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division

The Louisville District is hosting the Olmsted Locks and Dam ribbon-cutting ceremony, Aug. 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Olmsted Locks and Dam, located 567 New Dam Road, Olmsted, IL 62970.

The event will include keynote remarks from U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Illinois Senator Richard Durbin, Secretary of the Army Dr. Mark Esper, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Mr. R.D. James, and Chief of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite. The ceremony will also feature the dedication of the Wicket Lifter Keen, and the first commercial lockage through the facility.

Media Opportunity: Immediately following the ceremony, two 15-minute press panels will occur on the ribbon cutting stage. All media are encouraged to stay for both panels. Limited face-to-face individual interviews will be available by request only by contacting the Louisville District Public Affairs Office at 502-558-7932 or by email at [e-mail].

The event will be live-streamed starting at 9:55 a.m. CDT. The livestreams will be available on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/USarmy/ and on Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) website at https://www.dvidshub.net/webcast/16603.

Additional event information regarding directions and parking locations are available on the Louisville District website at https://www.lrl.usace.army.mil.

• Date Taken: 08.27.2018
• Date Posted: 08.27.2018 13:45
• Story ID: 290445
• Location: LOUISVILLE, KY, US
• Hometown: LOUISVILLE, KY, US