U.S. Army Corps Infrastructure

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded a $12.8 million contract to Kramer North America, LLC, out of Plain, Wisconsin, to upgrade lock and dam infrastructure on the Mississippi River.

The project will include updating the traveling kevels at Lock and Dam 2, in Hastings, and Lock and Dam 3, near Welch.

The kevels are used to support tow boats navigating upstream during a lockage.

Construction is scheduled to begin November and is anticipated to be complete by the start of the 2027 navigation season.

Corps of Engineers staff do not anticipate any immediate impacts to navigation as a result of the construction activity.