Crane To Lift Broken Lock Gate From Ohio River

Markland Locks' Main Gate Still Shut Down

WLWT-TV-Cincinnati
15 October 2009

NEAR WARSAW, Ky. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said it will assess the status of the Markland Locks on Monday.

The corps plans to bring in a crane to lift the broken gate out of the river and load it onto a barge. The gate will then be inspected to determine whether the gate is salvageable.

The process is expected to take a full day and is weather dependent.

The engineers need to inspect the gate to determine a course of action on getting the main lock reopened. An auxiliary lock is allowing some boat and barge traffic to go through, but delays sometimes surpass 10 hours.

The Markland Locks are located near Vevay, Ind., and Warsaw, Ky. The main lock has been inoperable since the gate broke on Sept. 27.
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