JOC Staff | Dec 11, 2012 4:07PM EST
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers named two contractors to remove rock pinnacles at Thebes, Ill. They are en route and expected to arrive on location on Dec. 13 and Dec. 17, respectively.
Blasting could start next week, after ACE meets with the contractors and reviews their blasting submittals, ACE said in a written statement.
Michael J. Toohey, president and CEO of the Waterways Council, and Tom Allegretti, president and CEO of American Waterways Operators, both stressed the importance of also releasing sufficient water from Missouri River reservoirs to preserve the nine-foot channel on the Mississippi River needed to sustain commercial navigation.