The USACE Rock Island District said that the work continues on the mooring cell in Pool 16 of the Mississippi River between Davenport, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois.
"This mooring cell, part of the Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP), seeks to provide time saving infrastructure for navigation while also preventing damage caused by erosion, prop wash, and groundings of barges waiting in other areas within this pool," USACE said.
Work on the cell is expected to wrap up this week and will be ready for industry use in early December, after a 28 day curing period for the concrete.
Built under the USACE Navigation and NESP, the structure provides time-saving infrastructure for commercial towboats.