The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District recently received $1.5 million from the states to continue advancing the engineering and design of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project on the upper Illinois Waterway.
The Brandon Road Interbasin Project is a complex ecosystem restoration project with innovative technological deterrents designed to prevent upstream movement of invasive aquatic nuisance species into the Great Lakes.
Accelerated funding keeps project moving forward to prevent movement of invasive carp into Great Lakes
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