The first batch of boats to enter Erie Canal Lock 2 in Waterford on Friday, the opening day of the state's canal system. The canal locks are open through Oct. 16. Boaters line up to enter Erie Canal ...

The Houma Navigation Canal Lock Complex system of levees, floodgates and locks will protect about 2,000 sq mi of land and 200,000 residents in Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes in Louisiana. Rendering ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)- The New York Canal Corporation says portions of the state’s lock system will open beginning Friday, June 26. They also say maintenance and construction will continue on various ...

WATERFORD, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the 2023 Navigation Season for the 524-mile New York State Canal system, kicking off the 199th consecutive opening of the historic ...

Pittsford, N.Y. — It's a sure sign that spring is just around the corner, making sure the Erie Canal is ready to reopen. The New York State Canal Corporation hosted a tour Thursday of its ongoing ...

The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority received $163 million towards the Houma Navigation Canal. CPRA, the Coastal Restoration Authority, received two of the largest grants ever ...

Erie Canal locks E-6 (Waterford) through E-25 (Mays Point) on the Erie Canal and Locks O-1 (Phoenix) through O-8 (Oswego) on the Oswego Canal are closed due to high water levels. The New York State ...

Although many sections are currently seeing boat traffic, the entire opening the New York State Canal System, which allows boats to travel from one end of the state to the other, and in and out of ...

Excavation on the Erie Canal. From “Memoir at the Celebration of the Completion of the New York Canals,” 1825. Map of Erie Canal Illustration of Gov. Dewitt Clinton opening the Erie Canal on Oct. 26, ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The New York State Canal system has officially opened for the 2022 Navigation Season. The locks and lift bridges will be operated daily from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended ...

The New York State Canal Corporation today announced that much of the 524-mile Barge Canal System will open for through navigation of the locks by July 4 as maintenance and construction projects are ...

Prep work is expected to begin this summer on a major lock that will protect Houma and other parts of Terrebonne Parish from Gulf of Mexico storm flooding. State officials said Tuesday that they have ...