Construction on the original navigation lock at Chickamauga Dam took about a year and a half. The construction of its replacement has taken, well, a lot longer. Nearly 20 years after a Times Free ...

After first receiving authorization from Congress more than 20 years ago, a now nearly $1 billion replacement to the Chickamauga lock could be operational in November 2027. The lock at Chickamauga Dam ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is moving into the final phase of construction of a replacement lock at Chickamauga Dam near Chattanooga, Tenn., where degrading concrete has caused decades of ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (April 21, 2025) – Progress continues at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District marks a major milestone in the upstream ...

The Upstream Approach Walls for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project got a solid start when work crews recently placed 148 cubic yards of tremie concrete into the drilled shaft on the bottom of ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF)- Members of the media received a glimpse of the upcoming replacement for the Chickamauga Lock on Monday. “By bringing folks out here today, we are raising greater awareness, ...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. —The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District, in partnership with Shimmick Construction Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority, is making significant progress on the ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded the final contract needed to complete the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on the Tennessee River. The Nashville District announced it awarded a base ...

I just saw a big thank you advertisement in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, thanking Congressman Fleischmann for supporting the Chickamauga Lock. However, the thank you should have been for ...

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – We’re learning of a hickup that could, at least, delay the completion of the Chickamauga Lock project. The Army Corps of Engineers has been working to build a new lock for the ...

Work is already underway via two other contracts for the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is planning to award a third contract to complete the project. Photo ...