Posted on 03/27/2004 10:37:05 AM PST by Willie Green
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:35:37 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
A controlled explosion late this morning at a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' dam on the Monongahela River will close a portion of the river to boating and fishing from about 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The demolition of a 90-foot section of the 100-year-old fixed crest dam at Locks and Dam 2 at Braddock is scheduled for noon. All river traffic and activity will be restricted about one-quarter mile in each direction.
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