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June 4, 1998
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Emergency repairs completed NEW ORLEANS -- Two navigation locks in New Orleans are back in full operation following repairs, the New Orleans District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, reported Thursday: The Industrial Canal Lock (also known as Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock), which was reopened at 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 3. It was closed Monday for emergency repairs, after the fittings holding one of its 250-ton gates began to come loose. The gate was repaired in one day. Some other, routine repairs were also performed, and may be continued briefly in mid-June. The Algiers Lock was reopened at 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 3, several days earlier than originally expected. It had been closed since Friday after seven relays burned out in an electrical system failure. The Industrial Canal Lock is in eastbank New Orleans, connecting the Mississippi River about 2 miles downstream from Canal Street with the eastbound Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is 640 feet long and 75 feet wide. The Algiers Lock is in westbank New Orleans, about 4.6 miles downriver from the Industrial Canal Lock, connecting the Mississippi with the westbound Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. It is 760 feet long and 75 feet wide. The Corps' New Orleans District operates a total of 13 locks in south-central and coastal Louisiana, where it maintains 2,800 miles of navigable waterways including 400 miles of deep-draft channels. (END) Also visit these other New Orleans Links: [New Orleans Home Page] [Public Affairs Home Page] [Site Map] |