25 Jul 2012

Ice Harbor NavLock schedules two-day recreational vessel closure to perform work

BURBANK, Wash. – Ice Harbor Dam’s navigation lock, located at Snake River Mile 9.7 near Burbank, Wash., will close to all recreational river traffic for two days, Tuesday, July 31, and Wednesday, Aug. 1, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

25 Jul 2012

Low-flow channel work to require intermittent trail closures

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Continuing work to create a low-flow fish channel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ section of the Mill Creek channel will require intermittent closures on the south levee trail beginning the first week of August through mid-September, Corps officials at the Mill Creek Project office announced today.

16 Jul 2012

UPDATED July 16 -- New Mill Creek Office water line installation set for July 17; Temporary parking lot closure to occur

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Work to install a water line across Yellowhawk Creek will require temporary closure of the Mill Creek Office parking lot July 17 between noon and 6 p.m., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

13 Jul 2012

Low-flow channel work to close horse trailer parking lot at Mill Creek Office

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Work to create a low-flow fish channel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ section of the Mill Creek channel will begin today, Friday, July 13. TML Construction of Hayden, Idaho, will be staging their equipment in the horse trailer parking and turn-around area just east of the Mill Creek Project office. The trailer parking area will be closed from July 13 through Sept. 15.

10 Jul 2012

Kelly takes command of Corps’ Walla Walla District

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – Lt. Col. Andrew D. Kelly assumed command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, during a ceremony held in Walla Walla today.

6 Jul 2012

Lower Granite Dam gets new 130-ton crane; vehicle-crossing delays scheduled

POMEROY, Wash. – Drivers wishing to cross over Lower Granite Lock and Dam may encounter traffic delays or intermittent closures July 11-17 to accommodate construction activities, according to operations officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District.

3 Jul 2012

Corps announces July 10 change of command ceremony

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The public is invited to attend the Walla Walla District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, change of command ceremony set for 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 10, at the Marcus Whitman Hotel and Conference Center here.

28 Jun 2012

Corps will accept new McNary reservoir private ‘individual dock’ applications July 1-31; existing private dock owners must renew permits by Aug. 1

WALLA WALLA, Wash. –The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Walla Walla District will begin accepting applications on July 1 for new private “individual dock” permits on the McNary reservoir shoreline, also known as Lake Wallula, per an updated 2012 McNary Shoreline Management Plan. Acceptance of new individual dock permit applications in July follows the Corps’ effort to first accept new private “community dock” permit applications beginning in March of this year per public input on how to best implement the plan. Community dock permit applications are for larger docks that serve two to four households along the shoreline.

26 Jun 2012

Lower Granite open for vehicle crossings on Independence Day; Travelers should plan alternate routes across river at ‘LoMo’ and Little Goose dams

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – If your upcoming Independence Day weekend plans include a road trip to visit family and friends on the opposite side of the lower Snake River, you may want to keep in mind that most U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams are closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on federal holidays, unless otherwise announced.

26 Jun 2012

Corps stresses safety during July 4 holiday weekend

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- As the nation's largest federal provider of water-based recreation, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers stresses water safety and urges extra caution while in or around water during the upcoming Independence Day holiday.