CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 20, 2026) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District awarded the final contract for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, the Approach Wall and Decommissioning Contract, to C.J. Mahan Construction Company LLC, Feb. 13, 2026. The project, located at Tennessee River mile 471, is already 76% complete on the lock chamber and 70% complete on the upstream approach wall. With the final mass concrete placement complete, crews are now installing and welding the 14 miter gates for the new lock chamber. The new 110-by-600-foot lock will increase navigation efficiency by 80%, accommodating nine jumbo barges in a single lockage compared to the current lock's one-barge capacity. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
NASHVILLE, Tenn.– For successfully defending the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in high-stakes litigation, training the next generation of regulators, and building a valuable externship program, USACE Headquarters honored Nashville District’s Kathryn Morris, assistant district counsel, with the E. Manning Seltzer Award.
This year, the enterprise selected only 11 of more than 450 legal professionals for this distinction, reserved for its most outstanding attorneys.
A major reason for the award is her successful defense of the Corps’ regulatory permit decisions. In a challenge to the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Expansion, the official case record Morris prepared proved so thorough and legally sound that a federal court dismissed...
03.30.2026 | NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, US |
Story by Noe Gonzalez
