Red River: Old River Lock Dewatering Schedule – Amended
Red River Lock 1 Closure Schedule
Date Sent: 6/9/2022
Attached is the Vicksburg District News Release Information for the Lock 1 closure.
* It will fully close to navigation on Tuesday, 30 August 2022.
* This is the same date Old River Lock will fully close to navigation.
* There will be daylight closures 15 to 30 August to prepare and hopefully reduce the full closure time.
* The lock will temporarily reopen Sept. 29–Oct. 13 to allow traffic to pass.
* Users need to be prepared to get tows in and out during this opening.
* The Lock will close to navigation October 14 – November 12.
* The Lock should open 12 November assuming NO MAJOR DEFICIENCIES ARE FOUND.
Contact me if you have any questions.
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Richard Brontoli, Executive Director
Red River Valley Association
P.O. Box 709
Shreveport, LA 71162
Cell: 318-393-6207
Fax: 318-425-0516
rrva@rrva.org
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Old River Lock Dewatering Schedule – Amended
The schedule has been delayed to the Old River Lock Dewatering by two weeks to allow the agricultural industry to do whatever it can in that period of time to get its perishable goods to market. The previously scheduled 90-day closure that was to begin on August 15th will now be a 75-day closure that will begin on August 30th.
In order to attempt to reduce the closure time they will have have some "daylight only" closures to prepare for the dewatering, before 30 August. They are preparing a new schedule that should be published this week.
Richard Brontoli, Executive Director
Red River Valley Association