Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham, U.S. Army Corps
Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, overlooks Heeter Geotechnical Construction crews excavating dirt and rock at the Kentucky... More
Jody Robinson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jody Robinson (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District mechanical engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, during... More
Work crews with Heeter Geotechnical Construction excavate
Work crews with Heeter Geotechnical Construction excavate dirt and rock at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Dec. 16, 2020 at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District i... More
Don Getty (Right), project manager for the Kentucky
Don Getty (Right), project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, describes operations to Col. Paul Kremer (Center), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, d... More
Mike Looney, Western Kentucky Operations Manager, explains
Mike Looney, Western Kentucky Operations Manager, explains locking procedures, recreation operations around Lake Barkley and Kentucky lock operations to combat engineers from Fort Campbell’s 326th Engineer Batt... More
Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District commander, and Maj. Justin Toole, Nashville District deputy commander, watch the ongoing construction and blasting operations Dec. 5... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continues its construction efforts on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Jan. 28, 2015, in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Corps and its contractor, Thalle Construction... More
Maj. Brad Morgan (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Brad Morgan (right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District deputy commander, presents the district's Hedgehog Award to Jessie Pullen, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project and ... More
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, leads an unveiling ceremony of the first completed massive monolith from a viewpoint over the construction site in Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 28, ... More
Kentucky Lock’s first lift-in shell to be placed
Diagram of Public Viewing Designated Area at Kentucky Dam of placement of a 1.3-million-pound concrete shell Friday, Aug. 3, 2018 that will form a part of the downstream cofferdam for the new lock under constru... More
Congressman Diane Black of Tennessee’s 6th Congressional
Congressman Diane Black of Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District is dwarfed by one of four 1940 vintage, 12-by-12-foot culvert valves replaced this summer at the existing Kentucky Lock. Black received informat... More
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general; presents the U.S. Army Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Lock Operator Joshua C. Mullins at Kentucky Lock in Gr... More
A Johnson Brothers work crew builds a cofferdam cell
A Johnson Brothers work crew builds a cofferdam cell at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Dec. 16, 2020 at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is constructing the ... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, presents a commander's coin for excellence to John Reed, Kentucky Lock Addition Project senior project engi... More
Jody Robinson (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jody Robinson (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District mechanical engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, durin... More
Tony Ellis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Tony Ellis, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District’s Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, inspects a small vertical karstic feature in the limestone during excavation for the new lock Apri... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7 million pound concrete shell into position Feb. 2, 2020 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry crane Aug. 2, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor, Johnson Brothers, ... More
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, escorts Adrienne Gordon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division, and Project Manager Adam Walker during a site visi... More
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident
Tony Ellis (Left), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, and Jim Niznik, technical lead for the Tennessee Valley Authority, check on the progress of construction of the upstream lock monoliths at th... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite (Left), U.S. Army Corps of
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite (Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, looks at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project from a vantage point above the construction during a visit to the pro... More
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., U.S. Army Corps of
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general, recognizes Alex Carr, mechanical engineer at the Western Kentucky Resident Office, for excel... More
Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham (Third from Left),
Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham (Third from Left), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, tours the inside of the completed intake valves on the upper end of the... More
Col. Paul Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Col. Paul Kremer (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, gets an update on the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project from Adam Walker, project manager with the... More
Don Getty, project manager, for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager, for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project welcomed Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton and the 12 Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority board members to the Kentucky Lock Addi... More
Maj. Christopher W. Burkhart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer,
Maj. Christopher W. Burkhart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Nashville District deputy district engineer and Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton watch a barge tow push through the Kentucky Lock Oct. 13, 2016. The ne... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
(Right to Left Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Bostick talks
(Right to Left Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Bostick talks with Patty Coffee, Nashville District Deputy District Engineer, Lt. Col. Sonny Avichal (incoming District Engineer and Lt. Cullen Jones (current District Engi... More
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, meets with Nashville District leadership, engineers and project manager for an update on the Chickamauga Lock... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, poses with Nashville District members during a visit to the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky., J... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Barney Shulte, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock
Barney Shulte, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project gives an overview about the project to members from the Marine Board members from the Transportation Research Board of The National Academ... More
Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Work continues by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project on the Tennessee River in Grand Rivers, Ky. The project is number three on the Inland Waterways Trust ... More
Don Getty (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Don Getty (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, and Barney Schulte, the project’s lead engineer, monitor the progress of the placement ... More
The Corps is constructing a new navigation lock at
The Corps is constructing a new navigation lock at Kentucky Dam to reduce the significant bottleneck that the 600-foot-long current lock causes on this important waterway. Because of high Tennessee River traffi... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville
Adam Walker (Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, briefs Congressman Diane Black, Tennessee’s 6th Congressional District, on the projec... More
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project gives an overview about three of 10 partially placed concrete shells on the riverbed of the Tennessee River. These shells that will be placed o... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, thanks members of the Nashville District for their support and service during his tenure leading the division duri... More
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry
A 1.3 million pound concrete shell is moved to a gantry crane Aug. 2, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor, Johnson Brothers, ... More
Maj. Christopher W. Burkhart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer,
Maj. Christopher W. Burkhart, U.S. Army Corps of Engineer, Nashville District deputy district engineer, welcomes Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton to the Kentucky Lock Addition Project at Kentucky Lake Oct. 13, 2016.
The last form is removed from the first completed massive
The last form is removed from the first completed massive monolith from a viewpoint over the construction site in Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 28, 2015. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contra... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
The last form is removed from the first completed massive
The last form is removed from the first completed massive monolith from a viewpoint over the construction site in Grand Rivers, Ky., Jan. 28, 2015. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contra... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District continues its construction efforts on the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Jan. 28, 2015, in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Corps and its contractor, Thalle Construction... More
Jeremiah Manning, resident engineer for the Kentucky
Jeremiah Manning, resident engineer for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project explains construction of the downstream coffer dam with concrete shells that will also be part of the permanent lock wall to combat eng... More
Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham, U.S. Army Corps
Maj. Gen. William (Butch) H. Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general for Civil and Emergency Operations, overlooks ongoing construction of a cofferdam cell by a Johnson Brothers work crew at the... More
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, meets with the Nashville District’s leadership, engineering team, project manager, and lock master during a t... More
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander, meets with the Nashville District’s leadership, engineering team, project manager, and lock master during a t... More
Jeremiah Manning, Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident
Jeremiah Manning, Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, gets a closer look at the movement of a 1.3 million pound concrete shell Aug. 6, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S... More
This is the coffer dam Dec. 5, 2017at the Chickamauga
This is the coffer dam Dec. 5, 2017at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is overseeing the excavation and removal of 100,000 cubic yards of rock t... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, observes operations to construct concrete shells being assembled on the shoreline of the Tennessee River during a ... More
Jamie Holt, Barkley Power Plant superintendent, provides
Jamie Holt, Barkley Power Plant superintendent, provides insight and overview of operations and led a tour of the structure and generators to Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton, and 12 board members from the Tenn... More
Barney Schulte, technical engineer for Kentucky Lock
Barney Schulte, technical engineer for Kentucky Lock Addition Project, checks specifications for the gantry crane lift system in preparation for the movement of a 1.3 million pound concrete shell Aug. 4, 2018 i... More
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, leads Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton and 12 board members from the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Development Authority on a tour at the Kentuc... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7 million pound concrete shell into position Feb. 2, 2020 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
A diver enters the water to assist with the placement
A diver enters the water to assist with the placement of the 10th and final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It is the 10th concrete sh... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, tours the Kentucky Lock Addition Project during a visit to the project in Grand Rivers, Ky., June 7, 2016 where the Nash... More
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, walks up a makeshift stairwell after seeing the through-sill water intakes, which are giant 150-foot wide by 25-foot hig... More
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition
Don Getty, project manager for the Kentucky Lock Addition Project, describes lock wall and valve operations to Col. Paul Kremer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division acting commander... More
(Left to right) Martin Lockard, Barry Arnett, Jody
(Left to right) Martin Lockard, Barry Arnett, Jody Robinson, Pat Ashley, Tony Ellis, Vanessa English, Mark Gibson and Master Sgt. Ronnie Pearson pose together Feb. 21, 2014, at Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky... More
A tow boat pulls out a barge after a gantry crane picked
A tow boat pulls out a barge after a gantry crane picked up a 1.3 million pound concrete shell Aug. 3, 2018 downstream of Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District a... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Jody Robinson (Left), Nashville District mechanical
Jody Robinson (Left), Nashville District mechanical engineer with the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky., updates Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and O... More
A view of the partially constructed Kentucky Lock Addition
A view of the partially constructed Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky. The Corps is constructing a new navigation lock at Kentucky Dam to reduce the significant bottleneck that the 600-foot-lon... More
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes
Maj. Gen. Robert F. Whittle Jr., USACE Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commanding general, and Kentucky Lock Operator Joshua C. Mullins pose with teammates and leaders after the general presented him the U.... More
Work crews with Heeter Geotechnical Construction excavate
Work crews with Heeter Geotechnical Construction excavate dirt and rock at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project Dec. 16, 2020 at Grand Rivers, Kentucky, where the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District i... More
Mark Gibson, an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of
Mark Gibson, an engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Nashville District briefs Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jenean Hampton during a tour at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project
Tony Ellis (Right), Kentucky Lock Addition Project
Tony Ellis (Right), Kentucky Lock Addition Project resident engineer, updates Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commander and chief of engineers, during the general's visit to the Kentucky... More
A group of Soldiers from Fort Campbell’s 326th Engineer
A group of Soldiers from Fort Campbell’s 326th Engineer Battalion, 101st Airborne Division watch a barge lock through at the Kentucky Lock Addition Project in Grand Rivers, Ky.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and contractor Johnson Brothers place the final concrete shell on the riverbed of the Tennessee River Feb. 2, 2020 below Kentucky Lock in Grand Rivers, Ky. It... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Second from Right), U.S. Army Corps
Maj. Gen. Mark Toy (Second from Right), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division commander, and Lt. Col. Cullen Jones (Second from Left), Nashville District commander, receive a briefing... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.7 million pound concrete shell into position Feb. 2, 2020 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District and its contractor partner Johnson Brothers put a 1.3 million pound concrete shell into position Aug. 6, 2018 on the riverbed on downstream end of Kentucky Lo... More