Navigation Notice: Upper Mississippi River

LOCK CLOSURE
Lock & Dam No. 18, UMR Mile 410.5

 

NOTICE NUMBER: 19090
EFFECTIVE: 03/24/2022 07:00 thru 03/24/2022 15:00 CDT

 

Lock No. 18, UMR Mile 410.5 will be closed to all navigation for an eight-hour closure from 0700 to 1500 on Thursday, March 24, 2022.  The purpose of the closure is to replace the No.3 Miter Gate sector arm, which was discovered to possess a crack in the web.

 

Towboat operators are requested NOT to tie up on the guidewalls during the closure period. Please contact the lock at 309-873-2246 or on channel 14 for assistance.

 

FOR THE DISTRICT ENGINEER:

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Robert V. Castro, P.E.
Chief, Lock and Dam Section
Mississippi River Project