UpdatedMon, Mar 8, 2021 at 3:37 pm CT
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The report from HR Green states the lock was one of the first locks built on the I&M Canal in the mid-1800s, and is made of local limestone. (Shutterstock)
LOCKPORT, IL Lockport is moving forward with phase 1 on the stabilization of I&M Canal Lock 1, after it approved a $26,550 professional services agreement for engineering design at its Wednesday city council meeting. The agreement with HR Green includes conceptual design engineering for the lock, which is in need of repair.
According to city documents, the lock is located north of Division Street and east of Canal Street. The I&M Canal flows from north to south through the structure, which consists of an upper water level, lock gates, lock chamber and lower water level.