USACE Soo Lock Bulkheads Delivered

Moran Iron Works, Inc. (MIW) was contracted to fabricate, galvanize and deliver two bulkheads for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Detroit District for installation in the Soo Lock Complex located in Sault Sainte Marine, Michigan. 

The bulkheads are used when dewatering the locks to enable a safe work environment for maintenance and repairs to be performed during the annual lock closure each winter.

MIW said fabrication was completed on time, and delivery took place in May 2015 to accommodate an expedited turnaround requirement. The bulkheads will be installed in the locks in early June 2015.

The bulkheads are replacing those that were originally installed in the Davis Lock and the Sabin Lock drain tunnels in 1914 and 1919, respectively. The newly fabricated bulkheads are intended to meet a 50-year life expectancy.