29 Dec 2016

Locked Up! Army Corps Lock Operators Battle Bone-Chilling Temps to Quickly Re-open Ohio River Navigation

Bone-chilling winds cut through the crisp December air as operators and mechanics at a downed Ohio River lock scrambled on the early morning of Dec. 12 to isolate a hydraulic line break that shutdown navigation.

13 Mar 2015

Fightin’ Ice

For the past few months, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District lock workers on the Allegheny River have been fighting the elements to keep the locks operational as the region endured severe freezing temperatures.

12 Feb 2015

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