McAlpine Lock Closure (OR 606) –Beginning January 6th thru March 25th there will be intermittent daytime closures, due to work on the Portland Canal wall, will resume starting at 0700 for up to 10 hours a day. Last report on McAlpine as the work in Portland Canal has been suspended indefinitely.March 13th 07:00 Passed 11 tows, in the last 24 hours, that averaged 0.16 hours of delay. LPMS is showing 0 tows waiting that have averaged 0.00 hours of delay.
New Cumberland Lock Closure (OR 54) – A scheduled primary chamber closure began at 0600 on February 28th thru May 28th to facilitate repairs. March 13th 07:00 Passed 4 tows, in the last 24 hours, that averaged 0.08 hours of delay. LPMS is showing 0 tows waiting that have averaged 0.00 hours of delay.
Wilson Lock (TR 259.4) -Main Chamber Closure 07:00 9/25 due to cracks in miter gate pintle, repair time is now estimated to beJune 14, 2025. March 13th 07:00 passed 1 tow with 14 barges in the last 24 hours, that averaged 421.25 hours of delay. LPMS is showing 29 tows with 254 barges waiting that have averaged 236.63 hours of delay.
Cheatham Lock Closure (CR 148.7) – Lock will be closed for scheduled repairs from March 3rd thru May 29th, 2025, with interim openings:
Chicago/Illinois/Upper Miss
Upper Miss River Re-Opening: ACBL has sent out our annual guidance for re-opening dates to the Upper Miss. Click the link below for our full guidance.
Illinois River Lockport Lock Re-Opening – The US Army Corps of Engineers will reopen Lockport Lock at mile 291 on April 4th at 1800. These are only temporary repairs and once they have a permanent fix, there will be another 4–6-week closure for final repairs. We will provide more information as it becomes available. Click the link below for our revised full guidance.
Due to the current river stage and operating conditions, ACBL has implemented draft and tow-size restrictions listed below.
Loading drafts were reduced to 20% NBD Gulf to Cairo.
Tow size has been reduced pending horsepower classification by 28-33% (9-10 barges)
Expect delays to transit of 24-to-48 hours due to reduced navigable space in certain areas.
Drilling Near Lower Memphis Bridge(LM 734.5) – Drilling operations in the channel will take place for 5 days, beginning the morning of March 13th. Tows exceeding a width of 108′ will have daylight only transit restrictions and no more than 6 wide through the bridge.
Togo Closures (LM 413) –
The scheduled closure in place for S/B traffic due to dike installations that started on January 6th through approximately March 30th has now been extended thru late April.
Natchez Bridge (LM 361) – There will be a 58-day project (January 11th thru March 2nd), 1.9 miles below the bridge, to replace a line across the river. There will be 12 days of intermittent 12-hour closures scheduled for February 9th thru March 8th, now postponed until June2025.
Morley Lift Bridge Closures (PA 56) – There will be scheduled intermittent closures for several repairs:
March 18th, 22nd, and 25th: 18-hour closures each day
April 1st: 18-hour closure
April 4th and 8th: 14-hour closure each day
April 17th: 16-hour closure
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Lock (Industrial Canal Lock) – (EC001) – As of March 8th there have been delays reported of up to 24-48 hours due to congestion from high water, hindering timings going to/exiting the river.
Colorado River Locks (WC 440) – The East and West locks will have daytime restrictions Monday through Friday now starting January 29th thru February 28th has now been extended until March 31st. Project was unavailable 08:11-17:31 3/12.March 13th 07:00 Passed 22 tows, in the last 24 hours, that averaged 10.88 hours of delay. LPMS is showing 3 tows waiting that have averaged 12.54 hours of delay.
Brazos Lock Closure (WC 401) – Daytime closure started August 31st, 2023, and was expected to last thru February 28th but has now been extended to March 28, 2025. Project was available all day 3/12. LPMS is not showing any transits since 05:26 3/12.March 13th 07:00 Passed 29 tows, in the last 24 hours, that averaged 3.02 hours of delay. LPMS is showing 2 tows waiting that have averaged 2.26 hours of delay.
Leland Bowman Lock Closure (WC 163) – Scheduled intermittent closures (up to 5 hours) starting March 17th thru March 21st during daylight hours for hydraulic power unit replacement. Daytime closures Monday thru Friday, from 0700-18:30, beginning March 24th thru April 25th for various repairs.
