Tagged: Army Corps of Engineers

As part of a nationwide cost-saving plan, the Army Corps of Engineers may close Minneapolis’s Mississippi River locks in the middle of the night.
 
Upper and Lower St. Anthony Falls Locks and Dams and Lock and Dam 1 may close from 2-7am next year.
 
Army Corps of Engineers officials say shutting down each night would save them $770,000 annually. That money would go towards the huge backlog of maintenance projects across the country.
 

More Asian Carp DNA has been found close to Lake Michigan, near Chicago.

The Army Corps of Engineers has shut down three Mississippi River lock and dams in Minneapolis. This rare move will affect recreational and commercial boaters.

Heavy rains in the Minneapolis area over the weekend forced the Army Corps to close the lock and dams to all traffic. The high volume of water and fast currents make the Mississippi River unsafe for boaters in the area.