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JIM WOODRUFF LOCK TO REMAIN CLOSED FOR REPAIRS

Published March 25, 2013

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District announced today the Jim Woodruff Lock located on the Apalachicola River in Chattahoochee, Florida will remain closed to all vessels as much needed repairs continue.   The lock closed on December 10, 2012 and is expected to remain closed through April 30, 2013.

 

The closure is to allow repairs to the hydraulic system that opens and closes the lock gates. However, the repairs were more extensive than originally anticipated and that has led to the extended closure of the lock. The closure will continue to impact the movement of boat traffic on the lower Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River system.  Users should make the necessary arrangements in their navigation and recreation plans to accommodate the delay in the reopening of the lock.  The two locks further upstream on the Chattahoochee River, Walter F. George and George W. Andrews, will not be affected by this action.

 

Questions or requests for information may be directed to the ACF Project Management Office at 334-232-4542 or Woodruff/Seminole Site Office at 229-662-2001.

 

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Release no. 13-008