Category: Detroit Engineer District
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Soo Locks to open early for 2025 shipping season
Soo Locks to open early for 2025 shipping season The Detroit Engineer District will open the Poe Lock, part of the Soo Locks, in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., early to all marine traffic at 8 a.m. on March 21, marking the start of the 2025 Great Lakes shipping season. The shipping industry requested an early…
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Soo Locks closing for seasonal repair and maintenance
Soo Locks closing for seasonal repair and maintenance The Soo Locks in Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., will close to all marine traffic beginning just before midnight tonight or until commercial traffic ceases, through 12:01 a.m. on March 25 to perform seasonal critical maintenance. Federal regulation (33 CFR 207.440) establishes the operating season based on the…