Commenting on flooding problems on the Illinois River, American Commercial Barge Lines states, “the river is open from top to bottom, but expect some delays as transit is slow. Some bridges we cannot transit due to bridge clearance. Starved Rock Lock is now fully operational and areas north of Starved Rock are becoming better operationally.”
ACBL cautions that the current flooding occasion has actually not affected the beginning day to the considerable lock deal with theIllinois River Lock closures start July 1, as well as the river is not set up to totally resume till November 1. Final days for packing as well as discharging barges over the closure are swiftly coming close to over the coming days.
