The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to reduce outdraft conditions at Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota.
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing Lock and Dam 7, in La Crescent, Minnesota, July 22, 24, 29 and 31, to replace all four main lock chamber miter gates. The lock will be closed to all commercial and recreational river traffic, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on these days.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at its Mississippi River Lock and Dam 6, in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, on July 12.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is seeking public input on its recently completed draft disposition study for the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam, located in Minneapolis.