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  • NAVIGATION NOTICE: SWL 23-57 Sailing Instructions Lifted MPLD DS Approach

    Crews have completed digging and clamming operations in the downstream approach to Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5). The sailing instructions and 70-ft width restriction for this reach mentioned in Navigation Notice No. SWL 23-55 have been lifted.

  • NAVIGATION NOTICE: SWL 23-56 - McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

    Mariners are advised that crews will be placing rip rap around the Van Buren Railroad Bridge (NM 300.8).  Work will be performed daily from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., September 25 through October 4, 2023.  Mariners may contact the onsite workboat, M/V Pine Bluff, on VHF-FM channel 16 or 78 or by phone at (318) 452-5448.  Mariners are advised to transit the area with caution.

  • Navigation Notice: SWL 23-55 McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System

    Due to shoaling, mariners are advised that until further notice, both upbound and downbound tows should favor the short wall in the downstream approach at Montgomery Point Lock and Dam (NM 0.5). Also, a 70-ft width restriction is in place to reduce the risk of grounding in the area. Crews are being dispatched to perform digging and clamming operations in the reach. A subsequent navigation notice will be issued once the shoaling has been cleared and the 70-ft width restriction has been lifted.

  • USACE announces early opening of campsites ahead of 2024 solar eclipse

    USACE is announcing the early opening of several campsites in the Little Rock District to facilitate the influx of people to Arkansas and Missouri for the solar eclipse happening on April 8, 2024.

  • USACE cancels temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is canceling the full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam that was previously scheduled for Sept.18 to Sept. 20. New dates have not been selected at this time.

  • MKARNS NAVIGATION NOTICE - The Lock interlock system upgrades at Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3) NM 50.2 are complete

    The Lock interlock system upgrades at Joe Hardin Lock (No. 3) NM 50.2 are complete. The Lock is fully opened to navigation traffic and no further delays or closures associated with upgrading the Lock interlock system are expected.

  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 177 across Norfork Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 177 across Norfork Dam from 6:30 a.m. Sept. 18 until 5 p.m. Sept. 21, 2023, to remove equipment used to perform routine maintenance on the dam.

  • Temporary full road closure of Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is scheduling a full road closure for Highway 178 across Bull Shoals Dam from 6:30 a.m. Sept. 18 until 5 p.m. Sept. 20, 2023, to deploy and remove equipment used to perform maintenance on the dam.

  • MKARNS NAVIGATION NOTICE - SWL 23-53

    A Military River Crossing Exercise is scheduled to occur September 9 through September 15, 2023, between NM 289.0 and NM 292.8 (James W. Trimble Lock & Dam, No. 13). The exercise is scheduled to take place daily between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Mariners are advised to use extreme caution when transiting the area. Mariners could also experience intermittent delays during this time.

  • MKARNS NAVIGATION NOTICE - SWL 23-52

    Mariners should expect to experience intermittent delays at Norrell Lock (No. 1) NM 10.3 and Lock No. 2 NM 13.3 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. on September 14 through September 24, 2023. The intermittent delays are required to facilitate underwater dive operations in the Lock chambers.