Montgomery Point Lock and Dam

These photographs were taken of construction activities on-going at the Montgomery Point Lock and Dam work site. The project is located on the White River at N.M. 0.5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System. The prime contractor is J.A. Jones/Atkinson-Constructors, A Joint Venture. The work consists of construction of a new lock, dam, control tower, mooring area, diversion channel, channel revetments and dikes.


Job Montgomery Point Lock & Dam
Job Number mpld
Description Construction

Photo Caption Description
Revetment 2.0R 12/21/99 1:10:37 PM
Placing stone in Revetment 2.0R near station 28+00±.
Dewatering System 12/21/99 12:03:13 PM
Ice forming on handrails and other equipment from wind-blown dewatering well discharge.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 12/15/99 1:46:20 PM
Access ramp for excavation inside cofferdam area.
Flooding Structure 12/15/99 1:44:14 PM
Partially completed sidewall of flooding structure scour pad.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 12/15/99 1:42:15 PM
Excavation near middle of cofferdam area.
Slurry Wall A 12/15/99 1:41:52 PM
Placing backfill material in slurry wall A.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 12/15/99 1:39:12 PM
Excavation near middle of cofferdam area.
Flooding Structure 12/15/99 1:38:38 PM
Partially completed flooding structure scour pad.
Slurry Wall A 12/15/99 1:38:07 PM
Intersection of slurry walls A and B near Cell 1.
Slurry Wall A 12/15/99 1:33:34 PM
Excavation of slurry wall A and B near Cell 1.
Flooding Structure 12/9/99 2:37:57 PM
Partially completed sidewall of flooding structure scour protection.
Dewatering Ceremony 11/30/99 11:04:01 AM
Representative Dickey addresses the Dewatering Ceremony attendees.
Dewatering Ceremony 11/30/99 10:29:00 AM
COL Holden discusses the project with Representative Dickey.
Slurry Wall A 11/22/99 4:48:17 PM
Sounding the depth of Slurry Wall A.
Slurry Wall A 11/22/99 10:20:28 AM
Excavation of slurry wall A near Cell 1.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/21/99 8:30:47 AM
Excavation near right descending bank.
Slurry Wall A 11/21/99 8:20:20 AM
Excavation of slurry wall A near Cell 1.
Dewatering System 11/18/99 7:46:31 AM
Discharge from wells looking upstream from Cell 31.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/18/99 7:32:50 AM
Excavation near inclinometer 9.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/18/99 7:26:32 AM
Excavation along right descending bank as seen from Cell 1.
Slurry Trench Construction 11/17/99 8:39:21 AM
Excavation for Soil-Bentonite Slurry Trench "D".
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/17/99 8:38:59 AM
Interior of cofferdam as seen from Cell 12.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/17/99 8:37:26 AM
Excavation along right descending bank as seen from Cell 1.
S-B Slurry Trench Construction 11/9/99 1:26:16 PM
Excavating for Soil-Bentonite Slurry Trench A and mixing backfill near Cell 18.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/9/99 1:23:45 PM
Overview of excavation area as seen from Cell 16.
S-B Slurry Trench Construction 11/9/99 1:23:10 PM
Excavating for Soil-Bentonite Slurry Trench A and mixing backfill near Cell 18.
Slurry Wall A 11/9/99 9:48:09 AM
Mixing of backfill material for Slurry Wall A.
S-B Slurry Trench Construction 11/8/99 10:36:19 AM
Removing log from trench near Cell 20.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/8/99 8:49:42 AM
Excavating along right descending bank as seen from Cell 4.
Lock and Spillway Excavation 11/5/99 2:11:45 PM
Cofferdam interior as seen from Cell 1.
S-B Slurry Trench Construction 11/5/99 11:01:59 AM
Checking depth of trench near Cell 19. The trench depth is approximately 65 feet.

Photographs were taken by:

Montgomery Point Lock and Dam Resident Office
35B Wild Goose Lane
Tichnor, Arkansas 72166

TEL: 870-548-3016
FAX: 870-548-3500

and by
J.A. Jones/Atkinson - Constructors
107 Janoush Landing
Rosedale, Mississippi 38769

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