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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Feb. 20, 2026) – Construction progresses on the new lock chamber for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District's Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project in Chattanooga, Tennessee, shown Feb. 20, 2026. The chamber is 76 percent complete as part of a multi-contract effort to modernize the waterway. The new 110-by-600-foot lock will allow nine jumbo barges to pass through at once, a significant increase from the current single-barge capacity.