Wilson Lock main chamber reopening planned for 2025
A view into the de-watered main Wilson Lock chamber on Nov. 27, 2024 in Florence, Alabama. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regional Rivers Repair Fleet de-watered the lock chamber to allow engineers to thoroughly inspect the lock miter gates and begin critical repairs.

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The most recent appropriations for the Department of War expired at 11:59 p.m. EST on September 30, 2025. Military personnel will continue in a normal duty status without pay until such time as a continuing resolution or appropriations are passed by Congress and signed into law. Civilian personnel not engaged in exempted or excepted activities will be placed in a non-work, non-pay status.