The US House has voted to authorize construction of the waterway project that lawmakers hope will halt the progress of Asian carp toward the Great Lakes. The provision passed the chamber by voice vote as part of the final version of the Water Resources and Development Act. The plan for Brandon Road includes an engineered channel fitted with devices such as loudspeakers, electric shocks, a flushing lock and air bubble curtains at the site between Lake Michigan and the Illinois River, which the carp have overrun.
