{"id":194526,"date":"2024-10-09T10:15:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:15:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/reopening-holt-lock-black-warrior-river\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T14:52:04","slug":"reopening-holt-lock-black-warrior-river","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/reopening-holt-lock-black-warrior-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Reopening of Holt Lock: Safety and operational measures"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Holt Lock<\/strong> , located at mile marker 347 on the Black Warrior River, <strong>has reopened after being temporarily closed<\/strong> due to geologic movement that compromised its stability. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) implemented temporary measures to ensure safe operation, allowing river traffic to resume unrestricted under standard locking priorities.  <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Holt Lock and Dam Reopening Timelapse\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jYZoWeeVm-I?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Holt Lock has reopened with a temporary operating status. Source: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District. <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Holt Lock operational after monitoring<\/h2>\n\n<p>During the reopening, <strong>the lock operated on a schedule of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.<\/strong> , with mariners following the operator&#8217;s instructions on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/present-first-electric-electric-grinder-world\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"188839\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vessel and tug<\/a><\/strong> placement. USACE engineers maintained constant monitoring of structural conditions to assess possible adjustments to operations. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Holt Lock\" class=\"wp-image-194510\" style=\"width:629px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/Vista-aerea-de-la-esclusa-de-Holt.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Aerial view of Holt Dam. Source: USACE <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>That same day, an information call was held for waterway users at 2:30 PM CDT, where the current status of the lock and the measures taken were discussed. Participation was important to inform about the operating conditions and safety measures taken. <\/p>\n\n<p>Continuous monitoring by USACE engineers was essential to ensure that the stability of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sam.usace.army.mil\/Media\/News-Releases\/Article\/3816450\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sam.usace.army.mil\/Media\/News-Releases\/Article\/3816450\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Holt Lock<\/a><\/strong> remained within safe parameters. In the event of any change in the situation, it was announced that a new navigation advisory would be issued with updated guidelines for the operation. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and photos: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sam.usace.army.mil\/Portals\/46\/docs\/navigation\/OP-TN\/docs\/Navigation%20Bulletin%2024-65%20(BWT%20-%20Holt%20Lock%20Closure%20Update).pdf?ver=sHtl2eeM1akmzqHa3xEElQ%3d%3d\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.sam.usace.army.mil\/Portals\/46\/docs\/navigation\/OP-TN\/docs\/Navigation%20Bulletin%2024-65%20(BWT%20-%20Holt%20Lock%20Closure%20Update).pdf?ver=sHtl2eeM1akmzqHa3xEElQ%3d%3d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">USACE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Holt Lock regulates river traffic on a key Alabama waterway, allowing the passage of more than 9 million tons of cargo annually.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9014,"featured_media":194517,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13026,13048],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-194526","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-energy","categoria_noticias-maritime"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/194526","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9014"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194526"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/194526\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/194517"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194526"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=194526"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=194526"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}