![]() ![]() ![]() Dilla noted that the USACE, U.S Coast Guard (USCG) and navigation industry partners are working together and making progress on restoring navigation under challenging conditions. 19, via their Facebook page, on the unified effort to recover breakaway barges lodged at Emsworth Lock and Dam on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh. 19, 25 of the 27 barges at MM 4 have been accounted for and all 34 barges at MM 94 have been accounted for.Īt the USACE Pittsburg District, John Dilla, Chief at Locks and Dams Branch, provided an update Friday morning Jan. 12, ice and high water caused a 27-barge breakaway at the Jack's Run fleeting area at MM 4 on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh, while another 34 barges were carried away from a fleeting area at MM 94 near Moundsville, West Virginia, according to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). river system, conditions have worsened particularly on the Upper Ohio River. Since my story on January 8 about the extreme cold weather causing icing throughout the U.S. Still, even if there is a slight meltdown, that ice needs to work its way down river and through locks, which could cause ice jams along their path. Severe icing has wreaked havoc on the U.S River system for weeks now and there is hope that forecasts for a warm-up the next few days may help alleviate some of that. 27 or more breakaway barges were lodged at Emsworth Lock and Dam on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh on January 13, closing the river and increasing the risk of localized flooding in the Pittsburgh pool according to the USACE. ![]()
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