Rock Island Engineer District

The arctic temperatures and icing that surged into the midsection of the country closed the Illinois River. Beginning February 8, American Commercial Barge Line notified its customers that it was… Read More

Scientists, engineers and contractors were scheduled to begin installing a temporary, experimental underwater Acoustic Deterrent System, or uADS, at Mississippi River Lock and Dam 19 between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamilton, Ill., on… Read More

Beginning December 1, the Rock Island Engineer District has closed the walkway located along the riverfront at Locks and Dam 14 in Pleasant Valley, Iowa, for construction. The closure is… Read More

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

The Rock Island Engineer District’s “Discover the Illinois Waterway Virtual Forum” October 29 focused on inland navigation along with flood risk management and environmental sustainability. Col. Steve Sattinger, the district’s… Read More

Eric Johnson of the Rock Island Engineer District has been named the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Structural Engineer of the Year. The honor, which was announced by Corps Headquarters… Read More

The Corps of Engineers Navigation and Civil Works Decision Support Center, in coordination with the Waterborne Commerce Statistics Center (WCSC), issued its approval October 9 for the creation of the… Read More

Four members of Illinois’ congressional delegation sent a letter September 9 to Col. Steven Sattinger, commander of the Rock Island Engineer District, urging that several stretches of terminals along a… 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