22 May 2024

USACE brings together partners to discuss challenges, opportunities within Ohio River Basin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is spearheading efforts to ensure the Ohio River Basin remains a vibrant source of life and navigation for future generations.  This week, USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division hosted the 2024 Ohio River Basin Inspection Tour, also known as ORBIT, May 21-22, 2024, at the Muhammad Ali Center in downtown

1 May 2024

Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works visits Louisville District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commemorated the 200th anniversary of the Civil Works program April 30 and the Louisvile District celebrated by hosting Mr. Michael Connor, the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works. Mr. Connor visited the district to tour key civil works projects throughout Kentucky and Indiana, April 30 and May 1. The

2 Apr 2024

Pittsburgh District: Research takes regular ‘Conk Creet’ to next level of cold weather construction

Engineers have developed and tested concrete mixtures to overcome all kinds of environmental demands, but one construction category has evaded engineers for centuries until now: cold weather.

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.

7 Mar 2024

Headwaters Highlights: Surveyors measure a thousand times, take no shortcuts

In the world of carpentry and construction, a famous proverb cautions laborers to "measure twice, cut once," but in the field of survey work, measuring twice is not enough.

7 Feb 2024

Unlocking progress: Pittsburgh’s mega project takes shape with key contractors visiting Ohio River locking facility

The Pittsburgh region is unlocking progress on the Ohio River by constructing a new navigation chamber to replace a smaller, aging lock that has been operating since 1936.

17 Jan 2024

Levee safety workshop strengthens ties with sponsors

Levee sponsors, operators and maintenance personnel were updated on the most recent information on levee operations in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District’s footprint during the Levee Safety Workshop held at the University of Louisville Shelby campus Jan. 17-18.During the two-day event, topics including changes to rules and

16 Jan 2024

Louisville District announces official closure of Lock and Dam 53

After being in service for nearly 90 years, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District announced the official closure of the Lock and Dam 53 project, Jan. 16, 2024. This is a historic milestone for navigation on the lower Ohio River, as this project and its replacement marked the end of the modernization era for locks and dams on the Ohio

21 Nov 2023

Headwaters Highlights: How the real estate office powers Pittsburgh District’s federal lands mission

In the heart of the Pittsburgh District lies a realty office working quietly behind the scenes to support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ mission.

16 Oct 2023

Nashville District showcases projects to Army’s assistant secretary for Civil Works

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Oct. 16, 2023) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District showcased two of its mega construction projects on the Tennessee River and its hydropower rehabilitation efforts at Barkley Dam on the Cumberland River last week to the assistant secretary of the Army for Civil Works.