摘要: |
For the first time in 44 years, and only the second time since it first opened in 1963, the entire chamber at Old River Lock is dry, with a low Mississippi River and J. Bennett Johnston Waterway lapping at stoplogs at either end. The New Orleans Engineer District initiated the 75-day closure at Old River on August 30, and the lock is scheduled to reopen to navigation on November 12. New Mississippi River-end miter gate leafs were floated into place and set on their respective pintle balls prior to the lock dewatering. The old miter gate leafs will be floated down to Port Allen Lock, where they will be refurbished. |