After 3 1/2-weeks the main lock chamber at Greenup Locks & Dam (down river from Ashland, Kentucky - Huntington, West Virginia) has been re-opened to river traffic effective Monday February 22. The main lock closed on January 27 when an anchorage support on one of the gates broke. The 240-ton gate was repaired, inspected and reinstalled on February 19.
Main Lock Chamber at Greenup Locks and Dam on the Ohio River (Down River From Ashland, Kentucky - Huntington, West Virginia) Reopened.
February 24, 2010