摘要: |
The Ohio River will close during daylight hours weekdays beginning September 6 at Mile 204.0 while intake screens are repaired in both the main and auxiliary chambers of Belleville (W.Va.) Locks and Dam. The Huntington district knew the screens, which filter out logs and debris when the chambers are filling, were in need of repair and had already budgeted for it, but a routine annual inspection from divers a few weeks ago confirmed the extent of the problem, said Ryan Davis, assistant operations manager for the Hunting-ton district. "The current screens are the original screens, so they're more than 60 years old," he said. Maintenance on the screens was scheduled about a year in advance, and funding is already in place, he said. |