Underwater jackhammering
Contractors used an underwater jackhammer called an “Xcentric Ripper” to break up and remove bedrock from within the river channel below the Brandon Road Lock to make way for the engineered channel for the Brandon Road Interbasin Project.

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Photo by: USACE Rock Island District |  VIRIN: 250211-A-EY724-0093.JPG