The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, recently awarded the first construction contract for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. The $15.5 million contract covers site preparation and riverbed rock removal for the engineered channel.

USACE is introducing its new Regulatory Request System, an online application portal that allows the public to submit permit applications and other information when requesting permission to dredge, fill or conduct activities in jurisdictional wetlands and waters of the U.S.

A comprehensive overview of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project that uses satellite imagery and digitally rendered structures to provide a detailed visualization of the multi-layered technologies being designed to prevent the upstream movement of invasive carp on the Illinois Waterway.