The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, announces the Mississippi River Visitor Center at Locks and Dam 15 in Rock Island, Illinois and the Illinois Waterway Visitor Center at Starved Rock Lock and Dam in Ottawa, Illinois, will be closed March 3-4. The closure is needed to facilitate annual training for all visitor center staff. Both facilities will reopen to the public Thursday, March 5, for normal operational hours.
The Illinois Waterway Visitor Center, located at 950 N. 27th Rd., Ottawa, Illinois, is typically open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and the Mississippi River Visitor Center, located at 328 Rodman Ave., Rock Island, Illinois, is typically open Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information visit: www.mvr.usace.army.mil.
Release no. 26-006