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Corps reopens Illinois Waterway to navigation

30 October 2020

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announced Thursday that construction is complete and the Illinois Waterway locks have reopened to navigation after a series of extended, consolidated closures.

With construction coming to an end at Dresden Island, Starved Rock and Marseilles locks, the Illinois Waterway lock and dam system is open for navigation. Five locks on the Illinois Waterway had been closed since early July in order to perform critical maintenance. Peoria Lock was...

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Illinois River locks and dams to close for repair work

30 June 2020

A much-anticipated three-month closure of parts of the Illinois Waterway for major repairs to aging navigation infrastructure gets underway tomorrow, July 1, and will run through the end of October.

The shutdowns will affect barge traffic through this major waterway, which carries more than 29 million tons of cargo each year — mainly agricultural and industrial products — and consists of rivers, lakes and canals that provide a shipping link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River.

Closure...

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Illinois River closures on schedule for this summer despite pandemic

14 May 2020

The Starved Rock Lock and Dam is one of six sites on the Illinois Waterway where the Corps of Engineers plans to make major repairs. Corps of Engineers Rock Island District photo

The coronavirus pandemic is not expected to disrupt this summer’s lock and dams closures along the Illinois Waterway, the Army Corps of Engineers said.

Shutdowns will occur on schedule from July through October to allow much-needed rehabilitation on five locks of the system, which provides a navigable link between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River north of St. Louis.

The Corps of Engineers, which runs the project, received the remaining funds needed on April 20, and neither the Corps nor...

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Barge operators face Illinois Waterway closures, with more to come

23 May 2019

Barge operators that use the Illinois Waterway will face the first round of closures in June as preliminary work begins on major repairs to six of eight lock and dam sites along the system that will begin next summer and carry into 2023.

In preparation for significant work next year, bulkhead slots will be installed at Marseilles and Starved Rock locks this summer, requiring a partial closure and width restrictions for 92 days. A full lock closure will then occur for 14 days to install the sill...

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