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(Even though this L&D is on the Des Plaines River, I added the "wwIll" label to help me access all of the USACE L&Ds in Illinois.)
Repairs has more information concerning the lock and
Invasive Species has more information about preventing fish migration between the Great Lakes and Mississippi watersheds.
I had no idea the
Mississippi comes this far north. It is owned by the USACE, and I understand that it is more of a cruise ship than a towboat.
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WaterWaysJournal, Sep 9, 2022
In 2022, slots were added so that stop logs like this one can be used to dewater the lock. The "poiree dam system" had been condemned in the 1990s. |
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MarineLink, USACE Rock Island District
The replacement of the 90-year old miter gates machinery in 2023 by Brennan will cost $23,484,700.
[Brennan also did the 2022 work.] |
The lower gate closing after an upstream tow has entered the lock.
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Whenever I go to Joliet to railfan, I also try to check out Brandon Lock and Dam. It makes sense to take photos of a dam multiple times because the flows change. In fact, I sometimes make a special effort to go to Joliet after we have had heavy rains to catch how the flow changes.
Looking at a satellite image, we see that Brandon Road has a bridge downstream of the dam.
Thanks to watching fisherman park on the shoulder of the road and walk out on the shoulder of the bridge, I do the same. The above photo of the dam was taken from this bridge.
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Cindy Bender posted
The $1.15 billion Brandon Road Lock & Dam was authorized by Congress in 2020 "Michigan and Illinois officials had reached an agreement in 2024 with the Army Corps to move forward on construction of the project at Brandon Road." "The project has been held up for months while under review by the Trump administration since December." "That appeared to change Thursday when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that the next phase of construction would soon begin on the project known as the the Brandon Road Interbasin Project." The Civil Works plan released by the Army Corps on April 3 included $28 million to start the contract for the flushing lock and right descending bank's construction. Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle said in a Thursday statement that he was directing management and execution of the Brandon Road project to be "immediately" transferred from the Corps' Rock Island District in Illinois to the Detroit District in Michigan. "This transfer will ensure the project progresses in closer coordination with the state of Michigan, which has been a model non-federal sponsor for this project to date," the Corps said in statement by headquarters in Washington." "Michigan and Illinois officials had reached an agreement in 2024 with the Army Corps to move forward on construction of the project at Brandon Road." That agreement allows for $274 million in federal funding and $114 million in state funding to be used for the construction of the first of three phases of the project." Plans involve building a series of mechanisms to block carp from traveling from the Mississippi River watershed to Lake Michigan, including an electric barrier; underwater sounds and an air bubble "curtain" that deters fish; a barge clearing device that makes sure fish don't sneak through; pesticides; upstream fishing; and other methods. It is expected to take six to eight years to complete. |
Thanks to watching fisherman park on the shoulder of the road and walk out on the shoulder of the bridge, I do the same. The above photo of the dam was taken from this bridge.
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