News Release
| Release Number: | 08-157 |
| Dated: | 10/2/2008 |
| Contact: | Erica Gann, 503-808-4510 |
John Day Navigation Lock to close for repairs
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will close the navigation lock at John Day Dam to all river traffic from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, and from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 9.
Workers will use the time to perform repairs to the lock’s upstream gate guides. This work is required before the Corps can make additional repairs and reinstall the upstream gate, which was damaged last Spring.
Completed in 1968, the John Day Dam spans the Columbia River from Washington to Oregon about 25 miles east of The Dalles, Ore., 215 miles upstream from the Pacific Ocean. The John Day Lock and Dam is located at exit 109 off Interstate 84.
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