Notice to navigation: Expected closure of W.P. Franklin and Ortona Locks for major maintenance

Posted 9/16/26

Attention all concerned boaters! The W.P. Franklin Lock will be closed to all traffic for dewatering and...

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Notice to navigation: Expected closure of W.P. Franklin and Ortona Locks for major maintenance

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REFERENCE:

  1. 33 CFR Navigation and Navigable Waters
  2. Notice to Navigation

Attention all concerned boaters!

The W.P. Franklin Lock will be closed to all traffic for dewatering and major maintenance from January 4, 2027 to March 1, 2027. No passage through W.P. Franklin Lock will be available during this critical scheduled maintenance. The Ortona Lock will be open to local traffic only from January 4, 2027 to March 1 2027.

The Ortona Lock will be closed to all traffic for dewatering and major maintenance from March 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027. No passage through the Ortona Lock will be available during this critical scheduled maintenance. The W.P. Franklin Lock will be open to local traffic only from March 1, 2027 to April 30, 2027.

For the current Lake Okeechobee water levels, please see:  https://w3.saj.usace.army.mil/h2o/currentLL.shtml

  1. For up-to-date Lock information, contact the shift operator 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at:

                St. Lucie Lock & Dam 772-287-2665 or 863-662-9148

                Port Mayaca Lock & Dam 561-924-2858 or 863-662-9424

                Julian Keen, Jr. Lock & Dam 863-946-0414 or 863-662-9533

                Ortona Lock & Dam 863-675-0616 or 863- 662-9846

                W.P. Franklin Lock & Dam 863-662-9908

                Canaveral Lock 321-783-5421 or 863-662-0298 (6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.)

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