Officials from the Corps of Engineers celebrated the Corps’ unprecedented achievement in completing the simultaneous upgrades and repairs to six locks and dams in the Illinois Waterway system in presentations… Read More
LaGrange Lock and Dam
On July 17, scheduled major rehabilitation and repair work at LaGrange Lock and Dam on the Illinois River was extended from September 30 to October 13. That’s been the only… Read More
The long-planned closure of six Illinois River locks and dams began July 1, with the full closure of LaGrange Lock and Dam and Starved Rock Lock and Dam to extend… Read More
The long-anticipated closures of six of the aging locks and dams on the Illinois River began July 1 and so far, at least, have gone smoothly, according to those supervising… Read More
“Mother nature cooperated” this spring to allow the Corps of Engineers to get a jump on some equipment staging related to this summer’s scheduled closures of locks and dams on… Read More
Over the past five years, the nation has seen a major advancement of major inland waterway infrastructure projects underway, namely lock construction projects at Olmsted, Lower Monongahela (Lower Mon), Kentucky… Read More
The 89th meeting of the Inland Waterways Users Board (IWUB) took place in St. Charles, Mo., on November 29. It was supposed to be addressed by Maj. Gen Scott Spellmon, but he… Read More
The title of the Waterways Council Inc.’s annual symposium held November 14-16 in Chicago, Ill., at the Hotel Sofitel, was “Rivers of Optimism: Catch the Wave.” A distinguished line-up of… Read More
On September 10, we editorialized that the lesson of Olmsted Lock and Dam’s delays and completion was that Congress should provide full and efficient funding for the remaining outstanding waterways… Read More
The connectivity of agriculture and waterways transportation was highlighted at the Illinois State Fair, courtesy of U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis, John Shimkus, Mike Bost and Darin LaHood (all R-Ill.). The… Read More
