Late recently, the UNITED STATE Army Corps of Engineers introduced that the set up recovery work with 5 of the 8 locks and also dams along the Illinois River has actually been finished.
The Illinois River is for that reason back to being functional for barge transport of soybeans, grain, and also various other items and also assets.
“It is very good news to have such a key component of the soybean and agricultural supply chain back open,” states theSoy Transportation Coalition According to the UNITED STATE Department of Agriculture, over 73 million bushels (over 2 million statistics heaps) of UNITED STATE soybeans were exported recently alone. Given the considerable quantity of soybean and also grain exports, it is necessary to have each web link in the supply chain operating without obstacle or problem.
A recap of the job and also conclusion days are listed below:
LaGrange Lock and also Dam– Major Rehabilitation and also Lock Machinery Replacement
Full closure set up from July 1 via September 30– Opened to navigating on October 13th
Peoria Lock and also Dam– Dewatering for upkeep and also assessment
Full closure set up from July 6 via September 30– Opened to navigating on September 30
Starved Rock Lock and also Dam– Upper and also Lower Miter Gate Installation
Full closure set up from July 1 via October 29– Opened to navigating on October 29
Marseilles Lock and also Dam– Upper Miter Gate Installation
Full closure set up from July sixth via October 29– Opened to navigating on October 29
Dresden Island Lock and also Dam– Upper Bulkhead Recess Installation
Partial closure set up from July 6 via October 3 and also from October 25th via October 28
Full closure set up from October 4 via October 24– Opened to navigating on October 29
