Personnel from the UNITED STATE Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District examined and also executed upkeep throughout a full dewatering of the John H. Overton Lock and also Dam, situated on the Red River near Alexandria,La (Photo: USACE).
Personnel from the UNITED STATE Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District examined and also executed upkeep throughout a full dewatering of the John H. Overton Lock and also Dam, situated on the Red River near Alexandria,La (Photo: USACE).
The UNITED STATE Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has actually finished the dewatering of the John H. Overton Lock and also Dam, situated on the Red River, in Alexandria, La, at river mile 40.8.
Following theNov 2 conclusion of the dewatering and also linked upkeep and also evaluations, the lock was consequently available to industrial website traffic.
The framework had actually been shut because September 2019 to fit the arranged dewatering of the lock chamber. This dewatering enabled area designers and also technological specialists to examine the lock chamber’s parts, execute upkeep, and also make repair work. Since the building of the lock and also dam in 1982, the lock chamber had actually never ever formerly been totally dewatered.
Dewatering the framework is “an incredible feat” that plays a critical duty in keeping navigating on the river, statedVicksburg District Commander Col Robert A.Hilliard “Working with our industry partners is the most important piece, and they support us in preserving the long-term viability of the Red River.”
More than 4 million lots of business are delivered on the Red River river each year.
The Vicksburg District includes a 68,000-square-mile location throughout parts of Mississippi, Arkansas and also Louisiana that holds 7 significant river containers and also integrates roughly 460 miles of mainline dams. The area is participated in thousands of jobs and also utilizes roughly 1,100 workers.
