21 Dec 2016

16-092 Dam crossings closed on Christmas, New Year’s federal holidays

LOWER SNAKE RIVER, Wash. – If your upcoming holiday 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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dams on the river in Washington will be closed to cross-dam public vehicle traffic on the Christmas and New Year’s Day federally recognized holidays.

21 Dec 2016

16-091 Dworshak announces Visitor Center holiday schedule

AHSAHKA, Idaho – The Dworshak Dam Visitor Center will be closed Monday, December 26, 2016,and Monday, January 2, 2017. At all other times, the Visitor Center is scheduled to be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

16 Dec 2016

16-090 Corps issues FONSI for Hagerman wastewater project

HAGERMAN, Idaho – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District issued a final Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the City of Hagerman, Idaho, Wastewater System Improvement Project.

16 Dec 2016

16-089 Corps invites public comments on Draft Integrated Letter Report and Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Federal Participation in Watercraft Inspection Stations

WALLA WALLA, Washington – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Walla Walla District invites public comments on a draft Integrated Letter Report and Programmatic Environmental Assessment (EA) for Federal Participation in Watercraft Inspection Stations in the Columbia River Basin. Public comments are invited beginning Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, through Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017.

9 Dec 2016

16-088 Extended navigation lock outage starts Monday; Recreational boaters can access 50+ shoreline launches

COLUMBIA\SNAKE RIVERS, Oregon\Washington – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials from Walla Walla and Portland districts want to remind boaters that all navigation locks on the lower Columbia and Snake rivers will be placed out of service on Monday, Dec. 12, to conduct a 14-week-long maintenance outage.

9 Dec 2016

16-087 Lower Granite vehicle crossings to close after 10 a.m. on Dec. 13 to accommodate construction work

POMEROY, Wash. – Public vehicle access across Lower Granite Lock and Dam will be closed after 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 13, according to operations official at the dam.

5 Dec 2016

16-086 Winter weather to close some Dworshak recreation facilities

AHSAHKA, Idaho – Dworshak Dam and Reservoir recreation staff have enacted winter-season closures for Viewpoint restrooms, Dam View Campground, Canyon Creek Campground and Merrys Bay Day-Use Area.

2 Dec 2016

16-085 Tammany Creek trailhead-improvement project begins near Hells Gate Park; Visitor access temporarily closes Dec. 5

LEWISTON, Idaho – Work to improve the Tammany Creek trailhead entrance to Hells Gate Habitat Management Unit, near Lewiston, Idaho, will begin Dec. 5, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials at the Lower Granite Natural Resource Management Office announced, today.

30 Nov 2016

16-084 Mill Creek Levee phase-2 maintenance begins Thursday; trails will intermittently close for visitor safety

WALLA WALLA, Wash. – The gravel trails on the south side of the federally managed section of the Mill Creek Levee System will be intermittently closed to all visitors starting Thursday, Dec. 1, to accommodate levee-maintenance activities, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials announced today.

28 Nov 2016

16-083 Lower Monumental Dam closed to public vehicles Dec. 1 through Jan. 7

KAHLOTUS, Wash. – Public vehicle traffic across Lower Monumental Lock and Dam will be temporarily suspended Dec. 1, 2016, through Jan. 7, 2017, while maintenance crews clean river debris from the turbine intake trash racks, according to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Walla Walla District, operations officials at the dam.