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Michigan’s Soo Locks project has reached 50% completion in its final construction phase, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers. uncertain

project → reach → Engineers

On Tuesday, Sept. 29, it confirmed that the $3.219 billion project remains on track to be completed by 2030. asserted

project → confirm → 2030

This marks a significant milestone for the project, which kicked off in 2020. asserted

which → mark → 2020

The 50% figure applies to Phase 3 alone. asserted

figure → apply → Phase

Phase 1, the upstream channel deepening, wrapped up in 2022. asserted

Phase → wrap → 2022

Phase 2, the upstream approach walls, followed in 2024. asserted

Phase → follow → 2024

The final phase of the project is being carried out by joint-venture contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC, known as KAT, which signed the contract in July 2022. asserted

which → carry → July

The Corps awarded the last remaining contract options in June 2025, and KAT has completed $975 million worth of work through the end of August. “ asserted

KAT → award → August

Reaching the halfway point on this mega project is a testament to the dedication of the Corps of Engineers team and the joint-venture contractor Kokosing Alberici Traylor LLC (KAT). asserted

Reaching → reach → team

The progress made here is a direct reflection of the more than 600 people working on this project. asserted

progress → make → project

They come to work every day committed to the successful completion of the new lock,” Corps of Engineers Integrated Project Office Chief Mick Awbrey told WXYZ-TV. asserted

Awbrey → come → TV

Crews are building “cofferdams at each end of the lock, demolishing the existing Sabin Lock, filling in the existing Davis Lock, excavating bedrock, constructing the New Lock chamber walls and floor, fabrication and installation of miter gates, installation of mechanical and electrical systems, installation of an innovative hands-free mooring system, rehabilitating the downstream approach walls and constructing a new pump well”. asserted

Crews → build → well

Steel structures are being fabricated offsite in parallel. asserted

structures → fabricate → parallel

The finished lock will take roughly 400,000 cubic yards. asserted

lock → take → yards

“If you were to build an average sidewalk that you see in a neighbourhood, with 400,000 cubic yards of concrete, you could build a sidewalk from Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, to Orlando, Florida. uncertain

you → build → Orlando

It’s a massive amount of concrete, and we are making progress every day,” Awbrey told the broadcaster. asserted

Awbrey → ’ → broadcaster

Through August, crews had placed 140,198 cubic yards, about 35% of the total. asserted

crews → place → total

On the sidewalk map, that gets them almost to Dayton, Ohio. asserted

that → get → Dayton

The new lock will match the Poe’s dimensions: 1,200 feet long, 110 feet wide and 32 feet deep. asserted

lock → match → dimensions

It is going up in the footprint of the Sabin Lock, which is coming down. asserted

which → go → Lock

The Corps ranks it among the highest-priority commercial navigation projects in the country. asserted

Corps → rank → country

A second Poe-sized lock adds resilience to a facility that now leans on one, keeping raw materials moving to steel producers and protecting thousands of jobs, it argues. asserted

it → add → jobs

The agency also calls the project a flagship of its ‘Building Infrastructure, Not Paperwork’ initiative, which it describes as delivering faster and at lower cost. asserted

it → call → cost

Michigan’s $3.2B Soo Locks project hits 50% in final phase

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