Joliet river barrier to stop Asian carp a one-of-its-kind, billion dollar project

Joliet river barrier to stop Asian carp a one-of-its-kind, billion dollar project

The $1.1 billion barrier being designed for the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet Township would combine noise, bubbling water and electric shock to keep Asian carp from moving into the Great Lakes.It’s a one-of-a-kind system combining deterrents in a way never done before in the cause of blocking invasive species from taking over lakes and waterways.“The Brandon Road barrier is going to be the Cadillac of barrier sysyems,” John Rogner, assist…