The latest plan from the Army Corps of Engineers removes Brandon Road from the list of locks scheduled to be closed in the summer of 2020.

Starting at Marseilles and heading south, the river locks will be shut down from July through late October. Dresden will see daytime closures most of the summer, allowing boaters some access from Lake Michigan down as far as Seneca.

This is the official word from the Army Corps, as of the last update in October, 2019.

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LOCK CLOSURES

Marseilles Lock & Dam, RM 244.6
Starved Rock Lock & Dam, RM 231.0
Peoria Lock & Dam, RM 157.7
Lagrange Lock & Dam, RM 80.2

Dresden Island – Partial Closure scheduled July 6-Oct. 3 and Oct. 25-Oct. 28 Locks operational from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. with a 70-ft width restriction and no ability to pull unpowered barges. Full Closure scheduled Oct. 4-Oct. 24

Marseilles Lock & Dam, RM 244.6 will be closed to all navigation at 0600 on 06 July 2020 and will reopen at 1800 on 29 October 2020.

Starved Rock Lock & Dam, RM 231.0 will be closed to all navigation at 0600 on 01 July 2020 and will reopen at 1800 on 29 October 2020.

Peoria Lock & Dam, RM 157.7 will be closed to all navigation at 0600 on 06 July 2020 and will reopen at 1800 on 30 September 2020.

LaGrange Lock & Dam, RM 80.2 will close to all navigation at 0600 on 01 July 2020 and will reopen at 1800 on 30 September 2020.

The purpose of these closures is to perform major maintenance as part of the Illinois Waterway Consolidated Closures.