Case Study

LOCKING UP SUCCESS IN THE SOO

LOCKING UP SUCCESS IN THE SOO

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LOCKING UP SUCCESS IN THE SOO WINDEMULLER Partners in your success windemuller.us CHALLENGE CLIENT Detroit District of the US Army Corps of Engineers PROJECT Soo Locks - MacArthur Lock Modernization PROJECT SIZE $7.6 million LOCATION Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan Every day and night, vessels traverse the Soo Locks to maneuver the 21-foot drop between Lake Supe- rior and Lake Huron. The 800-foot MacArthur Lock was built in the 1940s and implemented the same manual process for more than 70 years. Fast forward to the present: advancements in technology and a need for increased safety measures meant it was time to bring the hard-working Lock into the 21st century. After a competitive bid process, Windemuller was selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to tackle the MacArthur Lo

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