Nickajack Lock at Tennessee River undergoes intermittent closures

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Nickajack Lock at Tennessee River undergoes intermittent closures

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District announced the Nickajack Lock at Tennessee River mile 424.7 in Jasper, Tennessee, is closed Sept. 15 through 6 p.m. Oct. 5, 2020. The lock will then undergo intermittent closures between 6 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily Oct. 6-13, 2020. It will resume normal operations 4 p.m. Oct. 13, 2020. The lock closures allow maintenance personnel to perform repairs on the upper and lower lock gates.

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