Story by Jacqueline Tate | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 08.30.2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Louisville District hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony, Aug. 30, for the Olmsted Locks and Dam, a project that will bring reliable navigation to the Ohio River offering millions of dollars of economic gains annually at Olmsted, IL....
Story by John Kelly | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 06.27.2018
OLMSTED MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME: MARCELLA'S STORY Take a trip back to 1987, when our ACE-IT Operations Officer Marcella Denton was a new Geo-Tech Engineer with Louisville District, as she shares her faviorite memory of the Olmsted Locks and Dam Project, one that will last a lifetime....
Story by John Kelly | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 06.24.2018
Our wicket lifter crews have been training hard all week, and have hit a HUGE milestone. They raised 10 wickets, at a pace of 6-10 mins per wicket, not too shabby considering they are week into training. Check out the montage below and re-live a very successful week learning to raise the 140 wickets at Olmsted Locks and Dam....
Story by John Kelly | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 06.20.2018
Question: How do you lift over 4700 tons? The answer: Olmsted Mega Machines - The Super Gantry Crane!
Story by John Kelly | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 06.13.2018
How exactly does Olmsted Lock and Dam hold the navigation pool?
Story by John Kelly | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 06.10.2018
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will host a ribbon cutting ceremony as part of the official dedication of the Olmsted Locks and Dam. The event will be attended by representatives from federal, state and industry and will include the dedication of the Wicket Lifter barge, the James M. Keen....
Story by John Kelly | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division | 06.03.2018
30 years in the making and the benefits exceed the wait, and even before completion, Olmsted has supported the navigation industry and the nation....
Story by Leon Roberts | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District | 06.07.2016
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (June 7, 2016) – In only his third week on the job, the nation’s chief of engineers visited three high visibility construction projects today to meet employees and garner the very latest updates from project managers and team members....
