The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa District awarded its final contract of Fiscal Year 2025, a construction contract to replace and repair tainter gates at Webbers Falls Lock and Dam 16 in Webbers Falls, Okla., Sept. 30.
The $28 million construction contract went to McMillen Incorporated of Boise, Idaho. The contract calls for replacement of Tainter Gate 7 and repairs to Tainter Gate 8 and Tainter Gate 11 at Webbers Falls, Lock and Dam 16 in Webbers Falls, Okla.
A tainter gate, also referred to as a radial gate is a type of large, curved floodgate used to control water releases from dams.
Webbers Falls Lock and Dam 16 is one of five locks and dams operated and maintained by the Tulsa District that comprise the Oklahoma portion of the of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System a 445-mile Marine Highway that facilitates riverine transport of goods along the Verdigris and Arkansas River from the Tulsa Port of Catoosa to the Mississippi River.
The MKARNS is operated and maintained by the USACE, Tulsa District and the USACE, Little Rock District.
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