Congressman gets close look at dewatered Chickamauga Lock
Congressman Chuck Fleischmann (Left), Tennessee District 3, and Lt. Col. Stephen Murphy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, talk about the condition of Chickamauga Lock during a visit to the lock located on the Tennessee River in Chattanooga, Tenn. The congressman donned a pair of rubber boots and received a briefing inside the dewatered lock chamber from a team of maintainers that are inspecting and repairing the components, valves and gates that normally operate under water.