Delays Expected at Locks on Allegheny River
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3 July 2010
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning boaters that they could be
delayed at Lock and Dam No. 2 on the Allegheny River near the Highland
Park Bridge because part of the lock wall has collapsed.
A 180-foot section of the crumbling wall near the shore can't be used
for mooring because it's too dangerous, the Corps said, especially
after a 10-foot piece of concrete recently fell off into the water.
Boaters may still tie off on other sections of the wall and may be
asked to raft off each other if they fill up all the available mooring
hooks on the part of the wall that can still be used.
The Corps plans to close Lock No. 2 for 21 days in mid-September to
make repairs, although the wall at No. 2 had not been part of that
original schedule.
The Corps said it hopes to be able to find some money to include it in
the repairs.