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Soo Locks Expansion, Phase 2

Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States

Source: Engineering News-Record | ENR

Project
Completed

The Soo Locks Expansion Phase 2 project involved construction and rehabilitation of more than a mile of new approach walls in a newly deepened channel to reach depths of at least 30 ft. It included 52 new circular sheet pile coffer cells and rehabilitation of existing steel sheet Z-pile walls and soldier piles with concrete lagging, topped by reinforced concrete cap slabs. Materials and labor were

Status
Closed
Sector
Water Supply and Storage, Steel, Cement, Government, Metal
Location
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Engineering News-Record | ENR

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The project “Soo Locks Expansion, Phase 2” is an infrastructure initiative in the Water Supply and Storage sector, located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Engineering News-Record | ENR.

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2026-07-22

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The Soo Locks Expansion Phase 2 project involved construction and rehabilitation of more than a mile of new approach walls in a newly deepened channel to reach depths of at least 30 ft. It included 52 new circular sheet pile coffer cells and rehabilitation of existing steel sheet Z-pile walls and soldier piles with concrete lagging, topped by reinforced concrete cap slabs. Materials and labor were transported via barge due to the site's inaccessibility.

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Water Transportation

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United States of America (USA)

State

Michigan

City

Sault Ste. Marie

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Water Supply and Storage, Steel, Cement, Government, Metal

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2025-11-13

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