Illinois agrees to use Michigan’s $8M toward Asian carp gauntlet
Updated Jan 08, 2021;
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LANSING, MI — Construction of a gauntlet meant to keep invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes took a leap toward reality this week with an announcement that Illinois will fund initial costs using $8 million from the state of Michigan.
Illinois has agreed to pay $10.5 million in design and engineering costs toward fortifying the Brandon Road Lock & Dam on the Des Plaines River, a chokepoint in the Chicago area waterway system that would be the last line of defense against silver and bighead carp reaching Lake Michigan.