Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Barge passing through Montgomery locks and dam near Monaca
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work plan for fiscal year 2021 includes a $22 million jump on upper Ohio River lock projects, while funding remains stable for the Allegheny River locks operations. The work plan details how the Corps divvies up its money to its districts across the country, said Col. Andrew “Coby” Short, commander of the Corps’ Pittsburgh District. “The big news is the $22 million for the Upper Ohio navigation project, which allows us to ‘swing hammers’ with construction beginning to replace three locks, which are the oldest on the Ohio River,” Short said.