Expiration date: 12/31/2025
The Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is providing notice of construction blasting activities scheduled to begin at the Soo Locks within 30 days of this announcement.
The Corps of Engineers contracted Kokosing Alberici Traylor, LLC (KAT) to complete construction of the New Lock at the Soo. This work includes excavation of existing bedrock in the footprint of the new lock chamber, which will be deeper and wider than the demolished Sabin Lock. The project team has chosen blasting as a means to fracture the existing bedrock to be excavated and removed. Please note that the construction contractor is using several different methods for bedrock excavation, of which blasting is only a portion. All blasting will be completed within the Soo Locks facility north of the Poe Lock.
Blasting activities will take place starting in early February for the next several months on a semiregular basis, with the schedule depending on weather conditions and other factors. The contractor is permitted to conduct blasting Monday through Sunday during daylight hours (sunrise to sunset). The Corps of Engineers and KAT do not anticipate blasting to be conducted on any Sundays at this time.