Illinois River locks scheduled to close for repairs June 1st

Three lock and dam systems on the Illinois River will close for upgrades beginning June 1st.

The Army Corps of Engineers will replace machinery, install upper miter gates and do electrical crossover work at the Brandon Road, Dresden Island and Marseilles locations, finishing out a three-part repair project that started in 2019.

Jim Tarmann with the Illinois Corn Growers Association says farmers have had ample time to prepare, and the impacts to agriculture should be minimal.

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