Drew Bechtold, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District’s resident engineer for the Lower Mon Resident Office, offers a walking tour of the Monongahela River Locks and Dam 3 which is currently undergoing demolition of its locks near Elizabeth, Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh District’s construction office used explosives and heavy-equipment machinery on working fleets to remove the 750-foot dam from the facility in 2024. The dam’s removal opened approximately 33 miles of uninterrupted riverways to navigation from the towns of Braddock to Charleroi, Pennsylvania.
The Pittsburgh District began dismantling the lock chambers in January. The work to demolish and remove the lock chambers is expected continue until...
While the winter chill blankets the Shanango River Lake, park rangers and maintenance crews never stop working to improve visitors’ experiences ahead of the recreational season.
