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Corps of Engineers awards $3.1 million contract for Lock and Dam 7 outdraft modification project
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $3.1 million contract to Dubuque Barge & Fleeting Service Company doing business as Newt Marine Service out of Dubuque, Iowa, on July 2. The construction contract will modify the existing rock weir structure to reduce outdraft conditions at Lock and Dam 7, located near La Crescent, Minnesota.
Published: 7/8/2025
Corps of Engineers announces temporary closures at Lock and Dam 7
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is temporarily closing Lock and Dam 7, in La Crescent, Minnesota, July 22, 24, 29 and 31, to replace all four main lock chamber miter gates. The lock will be closed to all commercial and recreational river traffic, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on these days.
Published: 7/7/2025
Corps of Engineers hosts Upper Saint Anthony Falls Lock and Dam open house
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, is hosting an open house at Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam in Minneapolis, July 26, in conjunction with the Aquatennial.
Published: 7/1/2025