In December, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of a proposed settlement with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) concerning property at the heart of the Brandon… Read More
Brandon Road
Those involved in commercial navigation on the Illinois River and its tributaries are watching closely for the formation of ice. So far, major issues have not crept up, unlike in… Read More
Two projects along the Illinois Waterway will advance during planned closures January 28 to March 25. Vertical lift gates are being replaced at Lockport Lock and Dam, Illinois River Mile… Read More
On May 24, the Rock Island Engineer District announced that a $779 million plan at Brandon Road Lock and Dam on the Des Plaines River to prevent the spread of… Read More
As expected, Corps commanding general Todd Semonite signed the Chief’s Report on the Brandon Road Recommended Plan for an array of carp-fighting measures and sent the proposal to Congress. As… Read More
Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner turned down an offer from Michigan for about $8 million a year to pay the annual maintenance costs of an expensive and complex Corps of Engineers… Read More
After years of further input from local stakeholders and some controversial delays, the Rock Island Engineer District released its long-awaited final preferred plan for countering the threat of migrating Asian… Read More
The Rock Island Engineer District’s Final Preferred Plan for its Brandon Lock and Dam was released November 26, after much controversy and many delays. The array of measures designed to… Read More
Illinois is willing to work with the Corps of Engineers on the Brandon Road Lock and Dam Asian carp control project—but it wants to keep talking about the best ways… Read More
Even though close to 1,500 river miles separate Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet, Ill., from the Gulf of Mexico, waterway operators from the South—particularly those from Texas and… Read More
