28 Jul 2022

ERDC researchers test designs for lock improvements along the Upper Ohio River

Researchers from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Pittsburgh District for a study focused on replacing auxiliary locks at three sites along the Upper Ohio River — Montgomery Lock, Emsworth Lock and Dashields Lock.

30 Jul 2020

Corps Awards $12.9 Contract to Replace Dam Gates

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District announces the award of a more than $12.9-million contract for the installation of two new dam lift gates and a new control system at Montgomery Locks and Dam on the Ohio River in Monaca, Pennsylvania.

2 Aug 2018

Army Corps contract buys time at deteriorating Ohio River lock

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District awarded a $1.09-million contract recently to C. J. Mahan Construction Company, LLC of Columbus, Ohio to install a temporary repair to the severely cracked and unstable middle-lock wall at the Ohio River’s Montgomery Lock and Dam near Monaca, Pennsylvania.

28 Nov 2017

Pittsburgh District holds start up meeting at Montgomery Lock and Dam

A start-up meeting for the Upper Ohio Navigation Project was held at Montgomery Locks and Dam, Nov. 9.

9 Aug 2017

Corps set to replace failing dam gates

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces the award of a $5.6 million contract to continue critical dam gate work at an Ohio River navigation facility.