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NOTICE TO NAVIGATION INTEREST (Mel Price Locks)

August 29, 2022   U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District

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ST. LOUIS DISTRICT
DATE:
08/29/2022
NOTICE NUMBER:
201255
ATTN: CEMVS-DE
1222 SPRUCE STREET
ST. LOUIS MO 63103-2833
HTTP://WWW.MVS.USACE.ARMY.MIL/
POC:
Matthew Chlibec
Ph: 636-866-0055
LOCAL NUMBER:
22-09
WTRWY/CHNL:
UPPER MISSISSIPPI
LOCK(S):
MI 26
EFFECTIVE:
01/01/2023 00:00 thru 03/31/2023 23:59
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SCHEDULED LOCK CLOSURE
Melvin Price Locks & Dam - Main Lock
Upper Mississippi River Mile 200.5
1.
The Melvin Price Main Lock will be closed for 90 days, from 1 January through 31 March 2023. The closure isrequired for Phase 1 of the Upstream Liftgate Replacement construction contract. Piers overlooking the upstreamliftgate will be modified, to include all associated structural, geotechnical, mechanical, and electrical work, inpreparation for the new upstream liftgates.
2.
The Auxiliary Lock will remain and available for transit.