Navigation Notices: Arkansas, White, Ouachita, and Red Rivers

Tonnage Reports available: http://www.swl.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/ October 2023 Tonnage report is attached. //signed// Amber Griffith CESWL-OP-O 501-324-5298 (more…)

Here is the latest update on the repair of Lock 1 (Boggs) from the Corps. All, See today’s update on Boggs, attached. (BLUF): Continued efforts in removing the stuck wedges from the primary miter gate anchorage arm. The crews completed fabrication of the strong back to press the wedges on Monday. On Tuesday, several attempts…

The strong back was put into place today to move the wedge. At 50 tons on the hydraulic press, the wedge did not move. The Corps will make adjustments and modifications to the strong back, and they will try the process again tomorrow. I will keep everyone posted as new information is received. Best, Emily…

See the attached Sitrep. The steel wedges are currently stuck in place Corps maintenance personnel tried moving the wedges like they were originally designed with the jack bolts. With the gate hanging in place weighing over 400,000 lbs and not being moved in a long time. They started working during weekend on designing and fabricating…

Notice Number: 205345/SWL 23-72 Date: 11/06/2023 18:00 thru 11/07/2023 18:00 Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5) will be closed to traffic for 24 hours from 12:00 p.m. on November 6, 2023, to 12:00 p.m. on November 7, 2023. The closure will allow workers to make repairs to the downstream land wall miter gate cylinder.…

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All, There isn’t much to report since the navigation call this morning. We will know more tomorrow afternoon. https://www.irpt.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/01-NOV-Wednesday-Sitrep-LD1-Miter-Gate-Anchorage.pptx  BLUF: The repair plan continues and is on schedule.  The remaining welding concludes today, and final testing is scheduled for Thursday, 02 NOV. On Monday evening, 30 OCT, after swinging the gate into the mitre position,…

All, See today’s update on Boggs, attached. BLUF: Repair plan continues and is on schedule. Welds in the web were completed and made the repairs to the deficiencies found in the flange weld. Began heat conditioning process and test for deficiencies. Started making repairs to the 4 cracks found in the vertical anchorage. We plan…

Dredging operations are progressing downstream of Montgomery Point Lock & Dam (NM 0.5). The Dredge Sandpiper is currently dredging in the downstream approach to the lock with plans to continue in this area until the morning of Thursday, October 26, 2023. At that time, the Dredge Sandpiper will move and reconfigure to a different cut…

All, See today’s update on Boggs, attached. BLUF: Repair plan continues and is on schedule. Concrete cutting is complete. Engineers found 4 additional cracks running through I beam welds on the vertical anchorage. We are working 24 hours per day to finish the welding repairs. However, it takes time for the welds to go thru…