2 Jul 2019

Water rescue underscores need for safety while celebrating the holiday

With many people celebrating on the water this 4th of July, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, extends a word of caution to everyone recreating – especially after a recent boat rescue at Lock and Dam 3 June 26.

7 Jun 2019

Corps of Engineers reopens Minneapolis locks for recreational traffic

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, reopened its locks at Lower St. Anthony falls and Lock and Dam 1, both in Minneapolis, to recreational traffic June 5.

6 May 2019

Corps of Engineers recognizes Bloomington, Minnesota, resident

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, selected Mike DeRusha as one of its three Civil Servants of the Year for 2018.

24 Apr 2019

First tow of the season advances past Lock and Dam 2 to the Port of St. Paul

The Motor Vessel Aaron F. Barrett, pushing 12 barges en route to St. Paul, Minnesota, was locked through Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, today around 7 a.m.

14 Mar 2019

President’s 2020 Budget: $210.6 Million requested for Pittsburgh District

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District reports that the President’s Fiscal Year 2020 Budget includes $210.6 million in new federal funding for the district’s civil works program.

30 Oct 2018

Notice to Mariners: Corps to remove seasonal buoys at Navigation Facilities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is alerting mariners that starting October 30, pillar buoys at the district’s 23 navigations facilities will be removed from the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in advance of winter weather.

20 Jun 2018

Work Plan adds $112 million for regional Corps projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District, reports that the Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations will include an additional $112 million funded through the work plan for the district’s civil works program.

13 Oct 2017

Notice to Mariners: Corps to remove seasonal buoys at Navigation Facilities

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is alerting mariners that beginning Oct. 23, small boat warning signs and pillar buoys at the district’s 23 navigations facilities will be removed from the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio rivers in advance of winter weather.

31 Jul 2017

ALERT: Corps warns mariners that buoys may not be in place due to recent high water

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District is alerting mariners, anglers and other river users that warning buoys marking restricted areas at our navigation facilities may not be in place due to recent high water.

24 May 2017

Safety Warning to Boaters Near Locks and Dams

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District, reminds boaters that the areas immediately upstream and downstream of navigation dams on the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers have been designated as restricted areas.