MKARNS Nav Notice SWL 16-37 Lock 6 - Lock Closure Dates

LOCK CLOSURE NOTICE

DAVID D. TERRY LOCK (No. 6) NM 108.1

MCCLELLAN-KERR ARKANSAS RIVER NAVIGATION SYSTEM

David D. Terry Lock (No. 6) will be closed to navigation traffic from 6 a.m. Aug. 29 to 6 p.m. Sept. 4.  During this closure repairs will be made to the seals on the downstream miter gates.  The deteriorated condition of these seals was not known until dive inspections were conducted in May.  This closure will occur during the closure of Webbers Falls Lock and Dam (No. 16) NM 366.6.

 Intermittent closures, lasting a few hours at a time, will occur in the week preceding the closure as maintenance crews prepare the work sites.

 Questions or requests for additional information concerning this notice should be directed to James McKinnie in the Little Rock District Office, at (501) 324-5739 or (501)324-5096, or you may email CESWL-OP-OM@usace.army.mil.

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                                                                                              Kevin J. McDaniels

                                                                                              Chief, Operations Division