For several years, ports and terminals along the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers have been grouping together in regional clusters like the Corn Belt Ports to improve their federal recognition… Read More
Rock Island Engineer District
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
The Rock Island (lll.) Engineer District and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service hosted a public groundbreaking ceremony October 4 to mark the start of construction for the Steamboat Island Habitat… Read More
Three dewatered locks on the Illinois Waterway should all reopen on time October 1, but one may experience intermittent delays afterward. During a 120-day closure, which began June 1, the… Read More
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
The Rock Island Engineer District hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for a new mooring cell at Locks and Dam 14 near Pleasant Valley, Iowa, on April 23. This mooring cell, part… Read More
The entire Upper Mississippi River above Mile 343 remained closed to traffic, as high water caused by rain and snowmelt brought the river to its highest levels since 2001. The… Read More
While the design team continues working on plans at Brandon Road Lock and Dam for a multi-layer system to prevent the spread of invasive Asian carp into the Great Lakes,… Read More
High water closed most of the Upper Mississippi River to commercial traffic as 33 river gauges from the Twin Cities through Burlington, Iowa, showed “major flooding,” according to the National… Read More
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
