WNYT NewsChannel 13 reports on the Mohawk River ice pilot: tug Margot works between Lock 7 in Niskayuna and Lock 8 in Rotterdam, breaking ice before it can jam and flood riverside communities.
The piece describes a partnership among the New York Power Authority, New York State Marine Highway, and the New York State Canal Corporation, with data collection through Clarkson University and Union College.
Canal Corporation representatives explain how crews aim to keep an open channel so larger ice pieces can move downstream.
