Construction of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project could be delayed if a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) isn’t signed between the Corps of Engineers and the state of Illinois by September… Read More
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The Rock Island Engineer District has received $1.5 million from the states of Illinois and Michigan to keep the Brandon Road Interbasin Project moving forward with engineering and design. The… Read More
Still without a project partnership agreement, funding for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project is in danger of lapsing. The project, on the Des Plaines River near Joliet, Ill., includes a… Read More
An influx of federal funding is allowing the completion of preconstruction engineering and design work and construction of the initial phase of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project, with the first… Read More
Communities around the country are publicizing and celebrating their infrastructure funding streams from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Conservation groups, Great Lakes states and Asian carp opponents are rejoicing,… Read More
The Brandon Road Interbasin Project, a complex, layered barrier against Asian carp that will use several different carp-deterring technologies to keep Asian carp from migrating from the Illinois Waterway to… Read More
The probable cause of the contact of the William C with the Rock Island Railroad Bridge protection cell on January 1, 2020, was the pilot’s inability to correct the tow’s… 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
