Story by Jordan Raiff | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | 12.15.2025
For many people, the question of what to do with their life is one of the most difficult to answer. Not for Rock Island District civil engineer Megan Phlamm....
Story by James Finn | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | 09.18.2025
Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Mr. Lee Forsgren, recently visited Brandon Road Lock and Dam near Joliet, Illinois, to gain firsthand insight into construction progress of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project (BRIP). The visit, conducted alongside senior leadership from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, as well as representatives from Illinois and......
Story by Samantha Heilig | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District | 02.26.2021
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District and the state of Illinois signed a design agreement Dec. 29, 2020, allowing for completion of the Pre-construction Engineering and Design phase of the Brandon Road Project. This project, located at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in the Chicago Area Waterway System near Joliet, Illinois, is part of a National Ecosystem Restoration Plan to......
