The large lock at Ballard’s Hiram M. Chittenden Locks will open Thursday on a limited basis because it now has to be manually operated after a lighting strike on Monday caused an electrical outage.
The extended closures will facilitate demolition, concrete construction, and installation and commissioning of the new miter gates. For each closure cycle, the large lock will close for no more than ...
SEATTLE — The large lock at the Ballard locks in Seattle is set to reopen Thursday on a limited basis. The lock has been out of service since an electrical outage caused by Monday’s lightning strike.