In March, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close navigation locks at dams on the lower Columbia River for routine maintenance and annual inspections.
Bonneville, The Dalles and John Day navigation locks at Columbia River miles 145, 191, and 216, respectively, will close at 6 a.m., Saturday, March 5, to all recreational and commercial river traffic. The locks are scheduled to reopen at 11:59 p.m. Saturday, March 19.
Public notices and other information on the locks are available on the Army Corps of Engineers Portland District website: www.nwp.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx.
