The "Bar" Will Soon Be Open For Ohio River Boaters

Evansville IN

29 July, 2021

5:46 PM

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By Steve Burger, WNIN July 29, 2021 A contractor for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is once again dredging the Ohio River navigation channel at Evansville. According to the Corps of Engineers Louisville district office, half a dozen barges, tugs and dredging vessels set up just south of the downtown area on the Ohio River Wednesday. A Notice to Navigation filed for the project says the crews will be dredging 24 hours a day, with completion set for next Monday, August 2nd. Since the operation is dredging in the main Ohio River navigation channel, barge tows wanting to pass through the area have to contact the dredge as they approach. The navigation channel at Evansville periodically fills with silt and has to be dredged in order to maintain the full navigation channel for barge traffic. A much anticipated benefit is the sand bar that remains outside the navigation channel for a few weeks after dredging is complete. The sand bar attracts dozens of boaters and party-goers during the hot summer weather. A man who was a fixture in Evansville and Vanderburgh County government has died. Council votes to force owners to appear at next council meeting. A new outer loop will NOT be built around Owensboro anytime soon. WNIN is the NPR/PBS affiliate in Evansville, Indiana. We serve Southwestern Indiana, Western Kentucky and Southern Illinois from our multimedia facility located on the Ohio River in downtown Evansville. For the past several years, the recognized quality of our local news has placed us among the best small market radio news organizations in the nation.