Lock and also Dam 9
The UNITED STATE Army Corps of Engineers,St Paul District, has actually granted Kraemer North America, LLC, Burnsville, Minn., a $17 million agreement to carry-out tow rail recovery tasks at 6 Mississippi River locks and also dams.
The function of the tow rail system, that includes taking a trip mooring bitts, is to aid and also quicken the upstream traveling of 1,200-foot tows via 600-foot lock chambers.
The taking a trip mooring bitt systems, situated on top overview wall surfaces to aid overview upstream-bound tows out of the lock chamber, will certainly advertise effective and also risk-free flow for employees and also lengthy tows needing several lockages.
Construction will certainly happen at:
- Lock and also Dam 4, near Alma, Wisc.
- Lock and also Dam 5, near Minnesota City, Minn.
- Lock and also Dam 5A, near Fountain City, Wisc.
- Lock and also Dam 7, near La Crescent, Minn.
- Lock and also Dam 8, near Genoa,Wisc
- Lock and also Dam 9, near Eastman, Wisc.
The area will certainly supply building and construction updates for specific locks as job advances.
Construction will certainly happen in winter months 2019 and also 2020, throughout the non-navigation period.
