U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pittsburgh District Inland Navigation, Pittsburgh, PA Videos

Come Floss with Bobber the Water Safety Dog at Morgantown Lockfest!

Pittsburgh District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers celebrated African American History Month with Guest Speaker Indea Herndon, the Strategic Partnerships and Community Engagement Manager for the August Wilson Cultural Center. We were happy to spend time with a fantastic leader in the community! Thank You Indea.

#StillServing Sam Orsini
Sam Orsini, lock and dam operator at Emsworth Lock and Dams is a veteran and he is #StillServing

Montgomery gate install timelapse
The Regional Rivers Repair Fleet (R3F) is finishing up repairs on the auxiliary chamber this afternoon. Watch a 40-ton lock gate get lifted into the air, do a 180-degree turn and then be placed into position on a support pintel. The lift took one hour to complete yesterday. The R3F will open the auxiliary chamber for operations later this evening. The main chamber will then shut down for repairs. Expect delays.

Recreational boaters can expect long wait times at Montgomery Lock and Dam
Mark Demattio, lockmaster at Montgomery Locks and Dam, explains that recreational boaters can expect long delays when locking through while the big chamber is shut down for scheduled repairs. The repairs were scheduled to start on the 6th. The delay until today was because of an unscheduled pulling of the small chamber upper end gates. We'll have a video later today showing the re-installation of one of those gates. #KnowTakeWear: KNOW the river. TAKE a safety course. WEAR your life jacket.

Five Seconds
During five seconds 500,000 gallons of unforgiving water rush over Allegheny River Dam 2. It would nearly fill an Olympic-size swimming pool. Take five seconds to grab your life vest and another five seconds to put it on properly. Five seconds here and there can save your life. #KnowTakeWear: KNOW the river. TAKE a safety course. WEAR your life jacket.

Col. Andrew "Coby" Short regatta safety message
Col. Andrew (Coby) Short, commander Pittsburgh District, takes time out of his busy schedule to remind everyone to #KnowTakeWear this regatta weekend.

Barge Recovery Update
Mark Ivanisin, supervisory operations specialist of the Ohio River, explains why water is diverted during the barge recovery process at Emsworth Lock and Dams. #KNOWTAKEWEAR: KNOW the river. TAKE a safety course. WEAR your life jacket

Happy Tank at Dashields Lock and Dam
We were out at Dashields Lock and Dam today. Remember #KNOWTAKEWEAR: KNOW the river, TAKE a safety course, WEAR your life jacket. Be happy as this tank this weekend by being safe.

Part 3 of 3 Lower Mon Project explanation
In the last of the three videos Kirk McWilliams, resident engineer for the Lower Mon Project, gives a detailed status of the Lower Mon Project. Here he explains about some of the recent funding announcements and how that impacts the progress of the project.