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    Greg Turko, civil engineer with the Pittsburg District, stands with their new 3D Emsworth Lock model that will be used for training new employees on the process of bulkhead installation.

    Taking Printing to a Whole New Level

    The idea of taking a two-dimensional drawing and turning it into a three-dimensional object is something engineers have been doing for years. A new project recently completed by the Inland Navigation Design Center (INDC) at the Rock Island District is taking this concept to a new level with the help of a local university and some new computer technology.
  • At Lockport Lock and Dam in Lockport, Illinois, contractors are working around the clock to build a 1,500-foot rollercompacted concrete wall as part of the final stage of Lockport’s multi-year major rehabilitation project.

    Lockport Major Rehabilitation Project Reaching Final Stages of Construction

    For more than a decade, members of the Rock Island District have been working to design and implement one of the largest civil works projects ever completed in the District. The project, known as the Lockport Lock and Dam Upper Pool Project, is a multi-stage, multi-year and multi-million dollar rehabilitation effort that is now in its final stages and is nearing completion.