26 Aug 2015

ONE LANE OF HIGHWAY 178 BRIDGE ACROSS BULL SHOALS DAM TO TEMPORARILY CLOSE FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION

Mountain Home, Ark. – One lane of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam will close at 7:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Thursday to allow Corps officials to conduct an annual bridge and roadway inspection.

24 Aug 2015

LOCK TO CLOSE FOR MAINTENANCE

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Army Corps of Engineers will close Murray Lock on the Arkansas River from midnight Sunday, Aug. 30 through Sep. 4, so workers can “dewater” it to assess and repair the downstream lock gates.

18 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-59 Revised Sailing Instructions NM 142.0 to NM 143.2

MKARNS - Due to shallow pool conditions, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should run the center line while between NM 142.0 and NM 143.2.

18 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-58 Revised Notice 2015 Scheduled Lock Closures

MKARNS - The closure dates for Montgomery Point L&D have been revised as shown below.

17 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-57 U.S. Coast Guard Advisory of Pipeline Salvage Operations at NM 117

MKARNS - As of 15 Aug 2015 and continuing thru 24 Aug 2015, the Motor Vessel Sea Lion, attending plant and divers will be conducting pipeline salvage operations at NM 117.

17 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-56 Sailing Instructions - Multiple Locations NM 142.0 through NM 254.8

MKARNS - Sailing instructions at the following locations, as noted in Navigation Notice SWL 15-50, have been lifted:

13 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-55 Lock 09 Tow Haulage Back in Service

Ormond L&D - Tow haulage equipment at Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 has been returned to service.

13 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-54 Sailing Instructions NM 49.6 to NM 49.7

MKARNS - Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should favor the short wall or red/nun side of the channel from NM 49.6 to NM 49.7.

7 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-53 Lock 09 Tow Haulage Out of Service

Ormond L&D - Tow haulage equipment at Arthur V. Ormond Lock (No. 9) NM 176.9 is out of service. Double cut tows will have to be locked the conventional way (without the use of tow haulage).

6 Aug 2015

MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 15-52 Lock 10 Extended Period of Intermittent Tow Haulage Availability

Dardanelle L&D - The period of intermittent availability of tow haulage equipment at Dardanelle Lock and Dam (No. 10) NM 205.5 has been extended to September 30, 2015.