Soo Locks

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District - Tue January 16, 2024

USACE Awards Next Contract for 'New Lock at the Soo'

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District's New Lock at the Soo project in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., awarded a $213.8 million contract Option 1B (Chamber Wall Monoliths) to Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT) of Westerville, Ohio....

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District - Wed July 20, 2022

USACE Awards $1.068B of New Soo Lock Phase 3 Contract

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District anticipates Phase 3 construction will start this summer with the $1.068 billion of the New Lock at the Soo Phase 3 contract award July 1, 2022. Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT), a joint venture headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, will begin constructing the largest phase, the new lock chamber and rehabilitation of the downstream approach walls....

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Wed February 02, 2022

USACE Wins $561M for Midwest Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Detroit District is receiving $561 million in fiscal year 2022 of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act (DRSAA) funds for work in Michigan and on the Great Lakes....

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Tue June 22, 2021

USACE's New Soo Lock 2021 Construction Under Way

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction resumed on phase one and is initiated on phase two. Trade West Construction Inc. and joint venture Kokosing-Alberici began moving equipment to the site in April....

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed September 16, 2020

USACE Begins $1B Soo Lock Project

Iron ore-carrying vessels don't do rapids, particularly when heading upstream. To get around them, structures called "locks" are built — sort of stairs for boats. Vessels float into one end, entry gates are closed and the level of water inside the lock is raised or lowered to match the level outside the gates at the other end....

USACE - Tue June 09, 2020

USACE Announces New Lock at 'The Soo' Construction Set to Begin

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District, announced that the New Lock at the Soo project is on schedule as construction for phase one of the project is under way. Trade West Construction Inc....

Wed February 07, 2018

Soo Locks to Close for Winter to Allow Crews to Tackle Maintenance Work

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. (AP) The Great Lakes navigational locks at Sault Ste. Marie closed for the winter season Jan. 15, enabling the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to handle a variety of maintenance projects....

Steve Karnowski - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed October 04, 2017

Great Lakes States Renew Push for Lock at Critical Point

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) Officials from Great Lakes states are making a renewed push to win approval of a long stalled proposal for adding a new lock to the Soo Locks complex, a critical chokepoint that connects Lake Superior to the lower Great Lakes....