Video by Patrick Loch | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 03.29.2019
With water anticipated to rise above the lockwall at Lock and Dam 4, in Alma, Wisconsin, personnel from several Mississippi River locks helped prepare the site for high water on March 29. Judy Denzer, lockmaster, explains how handrail removal, jersey barriers, snow fencing and sand bags will minimize damage to electrical and mechanical components of the lock by keeping debris off the structure......
Video by Patrick Loch | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District | 12.14.2018
Matt Breza, lock leader at Lock and Dam 5, explains how our contractor-partners are working to repair guidewall structures, which serve as extensions of lock walls to guide vessels into the lock chamber and provide mooring for long tows. The repairs are also being done at Locks and Dams 4 and 5A to ensure our critical infrastructure remains serviceable, with work scheduled to end spring 2019......
