1 Aug 2024

USACE partners with USCG to conduct security drills at McAlpine Locks and Dam

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District hosted personnel from the U.S. Coast Guard, and local, county and state agencies as they conducted law enforcement drills at the McAlpine Locks and Dam facility on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, July 31, 2024.  The purpose of the drills was to enhance maritime incident response for both

28 Mar 2024

Salvage operations continue following barge accident at McAlpine

Last month, the lock chambers at McAlpine Locks and Dam (Ohio River mile 606.8) in Louisville, Kentucky, were temporarily closed to traffic due to a navigation accident, which occurred shortly after 4:00 p.m., March 8.

21 Apr 2023

Salvage operations continue following barge accident

Salvage Operations continue following a barge accident, which occurred March 28 at McAlpine Locks and Dam, in Louisville, Kentucky.A vessel towing 11 barges, which were owed by Ingram Barge Company, made contact with a stationary structure at the entrance to the Portland Canal near the McAlpine Lock and Dam, and as a result, 10 of the 11 barges

5 Jul 2022

Louisville District Emergency Management conducts flood fight training

Residents who reside along the 981 miles of the Ohio River and its tributaries are no strangers to severe weather. The risk for flood in these areas increase when a location experiences heavy rain, the area has poor drainage or the soil composition is dense. Flood fight training is one way the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville district prepares for these severe weather events.

26 Oct 2021

District recognizes employees in end of year awards ceremony

As the fiscal year concludes and a new year of projects and contracts awaits, it is important to look back and acknowledge the hard-working members of the USACE team. The challenges and adversities of the past year have not slowed down the USACE – Louisville District members in the slightest.

5 Oct 2021

Lockmaster’s view – The McAlpine Locks and Dam

Within the entire length of the Ohio River, there was only one place where rock reef extended across the river for a stretch of three miles – The Falls of the Ohio. This area of water was a low water slope, dropping around thirty feet over the three miles and made it practically impassable by cargo and transportation vessels in the early 1800s except when the water level was high; even then, it was treacherous. This article consists of a safety summary and a personal interview from the McAlpine Locks and Dam Lockmaster, Jay Rickman.

15 Dec 2020

McAlpine’s north chamber reopens to navigation traffic

The 1,200 foot-north chamber at McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, officially reopened to navigation traffic, Dec. 11.The north chamber closed in mid-June as part of the $30 million miter gate replacement project, which also included scheduled maintenance and repairs. Nearly 100 fleet employees and laborers from

14 Aug 2020

Gate replacement progresses at McAlpine Locks and Dam

Work continues on the north lock chamber of McAlpine Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, as part of the $30 million miter gate replacement project. The five-month closure of the lock allows the Great Lakes and Ohio River Division Regional Rivers Repair Fleet to replace the 1950s-era miter gates and related equipment on each end