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  • August

    allegheny lock dam

    Mechanic team keeps navigation moving on Allegheny River, replaces hydraulics system in-house

    A small team of mechanics and lock operators replaced 740 feet of hydraulic steel piping, avoiding a six-figure cost in taxpayer dollars to keep navigation moving on the Allegheny River.

  • July

    Command Sgt. Maj. Antonio Jones, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE commanding general, greets Donald Fogel, Pittsburgh District Maintenance Branch chief, and Dane Summerville, district dive coordinator, at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, June 22.

    USACE Commanding General visits Pittsburgh District

    Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, USACE commanding general, and Command Sgt. Maj. Antonio Jones toured two Pittsburgh District inland navigation facilities, the Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, and Charleroi Locks and Dam on the Monongahela River.

  • February

    Mark Jones, chief, Engineering and Construction Division, provides comments to KDKA Reporter Andy Sheehan during a visit at Montgomery Locks and Dam.

    Local news team focuses on emergency exercise

    A Pittsburgh TV news team visited Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River Feb. 3 as part of a

  • July

    The recently dewatered Elizabeth lock on the Monongahela River made for an interesting and relevant backdrop for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s discussion about the need to sustain the nation’s inland waterways, July 18.

    Concrete does not last forever

    Standing in the backdrop of the aging locks and dam at Elizabeth, Pa., the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District gathered with 50 guests representing navigation industry, congressional, and partnering agencies gathered to tour and talk about importance of sustaining the nation’s inland waterways.