USACE: Brandon Road Lock closures ahead

The Rock Island Engineer District says it will begin daytime closures of the Brandon Road Lock located in Joliet, Illinois, beginning May 9, to facilitate installation of bulkhead recesses which will later be used to perform critical maintenance on the lock in 2023.

Closures will last from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily until Aug. 14 and a 70-foot width restriction will be in place when the lock is operational during overnight hours. A full closure of the lock is scheduled to begin Aug. 15 and extend...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/usace-brandon-road-lock-closures-ahead/

Corps reopens Illinois Waterway to navigation

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...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/corps-reopens-illinois-waterway-to-navigation/