The Army Corps of Engineers in the St. Paul, Minnesota, District, saw the last barge of the year depart Lock and Dam 2 on December 1, ending the 2024 navigation season on the Upper Mississippi River.
Traditionally, the last tow departing Minnesota’s capital city heading south of Lock and Dam 2, near Hastings, Minnesota, has marked the unofficial end to the navigation season. The last tow to leave St. Paul usually occurs around the last week of November or the first week of December.
As they close down the 2024 navigation season, St. Paul District staff are busy this winter with maintenance projects scheduled at Locks and Dams 7 and 9 for miter gate anchorage bar replacement, Lock and Dam 2 for guide wall repairs, and Locks and Dams 5 and 5A for gate maintenance. The district maintains a nine-foot navigation channel and 13 locks and dams from Minneapolis to Guttenberg, Iowa.
NAFB news service
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