Lock operators work super safely near mega construction projects
Lock Operator Kenneth Hammock stands in between Chickamauga Lock and the replacement lock under construction March 2, 2023. He works to safeguard navigators at the active lock on the Tennessee River, which is very close to a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District construction project to build a new 600-foot-long by 110-foot-wide lock. (USACE Photo by Lee Roberts)

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