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A key connector between Covington and Newport was brought down Monday morning.Crews used controlled explosives to demolish the Licking River Bridge as part of a major replacement project.See the ...

Shipbuilder C&C Marine and Repair, Belle Chasse, La., announced it has delivered the Deborah H. Valentine, the second of four ...

A key connector between Covington and Newport in northern Kentucky was brought down Monday morning.Crews used controlled explosives to demolish the Licking River Bridge as part of a major replacement ...

Secretary Adam Telle, the head of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has selected a project design that will bring long-awaited flood control and community benefits to Mississippi’s Capital Region.

A federal judge in Oregon has ordered narrow changes to hydropower dam operations on the Columbia and Snake rivers in the Pacific Northwest to help salmon. U.S. District Judge Michael Simon said ...

Arcosa Inc., Dallas, announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its barge building business to Wynnchurch Capital LP, Rosemont, Ill., for $450 million in cash, continuing a string of ...

A barge struck the Interstate 24 Ohio River Bridge in the early hours on Thursday, Feb. 19, shutting down all lanes between ...

The Red River, and the muddy bottom for which it’s known, has been offering up relics and oddities for as long as people have been around to find them. In this June 3, 1994, Herald file photo, tow ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas (CW39) — Drivers can expect major lane closures on southbound US-59 over the next two weekends as part of the Brazos River Bridge project, according to the City of Sugar Land. TxDOT ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Construction on a massive greenway project is one step closer thanks to a hefty grant through the State of Tennessee. The Cumberland River Greenway project will add another 1 ...