NESP BREAKOUT 

SESSION

AGC MEETING
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NAVIGATION ACTIVITIES

NAVIGATION AND ECOSYSTEM

SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (NESP)

• New 1200’ locks at Locks 20-25 on the Mississippi 

River and Peoria and LaGrange Locks on the Illinois 

Waterway. After Lock 25, the next two priorities 

are LaGrange Lock and Lock 24.

• Mooring cells at 7 locations on both the Mississippi 

River and Illinois Waterway.

• Switchboats at Locks 20-25 during construction of 

those locks to aid in navigation.

• Systemic and site-specific mitigation to offset the 

1200’ lock ecosystem effects.

• Fish passage structures at Locks 4, 8, 22, and 26 

along with advancement of design for fish passage 

at Lock 19 all on the Mississippi River.

• Dam point control (for water level management) at 

Locks 16 and 25 on the Mississippi River.

• Ecosystem Restoration measures including:

• Island building, floodplain restoration, backwater 

restoration, side channel restoration, wing dam 

and dike modification, and island and shoreline 

protection.

ECOSYSTEM ACTIVITIES
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CURRENT ACTIVITIES

NAVIGATION AND ECOSYSTEM

SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (NESP)

Navigation

• Lock 25 new 1200' Lock continued design – project is 

in the 65% design stage.

• LaGrange new 1200’ Lock design and initial 

construction contract (machinery fabrication).

• Mooring facility construction (8 locations) at Locks 

7, 10, 11, 14 (2), 16, 21, 22.

• Pool 4 and Moore's Towhead construction.

• Lock 14 mooring cell construction completion.

Ecosystem

• Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage design finalization, 

continued pre-construction fish monitoring activities, and 

construction contract award.

• Continued project planning and design on all projects 

initiated in fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

• Programmatic activities – reach planning, 

adaptive management, forest management, 

water level management, strategic planning.

FUNDING RECEIVED

Funding Type Total Received

Bi-Partisan 

Infrastructure Law of 

2022

$829.1M Total

- $732M for Lock 25 New 1200’ Lock

- $97.1M for Lock and Dam 22 Fish 

Passage

FY22 

Congressionally 

Directed Spending

$45.1M Total

- $27.1M for Navigation Projects

- $18M for Ecosystem Projects

FY22 USACE Work 

Plan

$12.179M for Systemic Mitigation 

Efforts

FY23 

Congressionally 

Directed Spending

$49.3M for LaGrange New 1200’ Lock 

Design

FY23 USACE Work 

Plan $18.379M for Ecosystem Projects
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ONGOING PROJECTS

ONGOING 

ACTIVITIES
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UPCOMING SOLICITATIONS

Project Location USACE District Anticipated Advertisement Estimated Range

Lock 25 Maintenance Building Design-Build Winfield, MO St. Louis District 3rd Quarter FY24 $5-10M

Lock 25 A/E Task Orders for Design Support, VE, and 

CADD Tech Support

Winfield, MO St. Louis District 4th Quarter FY24 $5-10M

LaGrange New 1200' Lock – Machinery Fabrication 

Contract

LaGrange, IL Rock Island District 4th Quarter FY24 Greater than $25

Mooring Facilities Construction Contract 8 locations Rock Island and

St. Paul District

4th Quarter FY24 Greater than $25M

Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Construction Contract Saverton, MO Rock Island District 3rd Quarter FY24 Greater than $25M

Forest Management –Timber Stand Improvement 

Contract Actions

Various St. Louis District

Rock Island District

St. Paul District

4th Quarter FY24 $1-5M

Pool 19 Ecosystem Pool Planning Pool 19 Upper Mississippi 

River

Rock Island District 4th Quarter FY24 $1-5M

Project Data Collection Various St. Louis District

Rock Island District

St. Paul District

4th Quarter FY24 $1-5M

Project Implementation Report Task Orders Various Rock Island District 4th Quarter FY24 $1-5M

Tribal Engagement Strategy Development Various Tribal Nations Technical 

Center of Expertise -

Albuquerque District

4th Quarter FY24 Less than $1M

Survey Systemic Control - Task Order Lock and Dam

17 & 19

Photogrammetric Mapping

Center of Expertise -

St. Louis District

3rd Quarter FY24 Less than $1M
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LOCK 25 NEW 1200’ LOCK

PROJECT SUMMARY

Lo ck an d Dam 25 is lo ca ted in Calhou n Coun ty, Illinois, and Li ncoln Cou n ty, Missou ri , a t app ro xi matel y

ri ve r mile 241.4 o n the Uppe r Mississippi Ri ve r ab o ve the mo u th of the Ohio Ri ve r nea r Win field ,

Missou ri . The p ro je ct will be deli ve red via In tegra ted Design and Cons tru ction (IDa C) a deli ve ry me tho d

th a t i n tegrates co nstru ctio n co ntractor i nput th ro ugh th e d esign d evelop ment.

The p ri ma ry p u rpose o f the Lo ck and Da m 25 Ne w 1,200-Foo t Lo ck Pro je ct is to imp ro ve e ffi cien cy,

reliability, and safe ty fo r na vi gatio n tra ffi c transitin g the fa cility alon g wi th ope ra tio nal redu ndan cy a t

Lo ck 25.

The p ro je ct will red u ce the pe r lo cka ge times fro m 2.5 h ou rs o r m o re to ap p ro xi matel y 45 mi nu tes. The

addi tion o f a 1,200-fo o t lo ck will a cco mm oda te the la rgest tow con figu ratio ns on the Up pe r Mississippi

Ri ve r. This will imp ro ve ma rine r safety, wi th p rofessional ma rine rs no lon ge r ha vin g to “split” to ws to

tra n sit th e l ock ch amb er.

OBJECTIVES

PROJECT SCH ED ULE

SUMMER 

2022

SUMMER 

2026

FALL 2023

PHA S E 1 

CO NS TRUCTI O N 

BEGA N

35% DES I GN 

CO M PLETE

100% DES I GN 

CO M PLETE

CO NS TRUCTI O N

PRO JECT 

CLO S EO UT

DESIGN OVERVIEW

• Re-initiated – Oct 2022

• 15% level of maturity

• 35% Review phase began – Jun 2023

• 35% Design complete – Nov 2023

• 100% Design complete – Jun 2026

PROJECT 

LOCATION

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S a fe ly d eliver a q uality 1,200-fo o t lock 

e ffi ciently a nd cost e ffectively

Th e go al is to co nstru ct th e p roject 

w h i le m i nimizing im pacts and 

m a i ntaining p redictability to existing 

n a vi gatio n tra ffic

Pro je ct d e sign is e xpected to b e 3 100% co m p l ete i n Ju ne 2026

CONSTRUCTION OVERVIEW

• Lockwall modifications

• Est. Construction complete May 

2024

• Bulkhead Supply

• Est. Award – Mar 2024

• Lock Construction

• Solicitation date TBD.
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LAGRANGE NEW 1200’ LOCK

PROJECT SUMMARY

LaG ran ge Lo ck an d Dam is 80.2 miles abo ve the con fluen ce o f the Illinois Ri ve r wi th the

Mi s sissipp i Rive r at G rafton, I llino is, 7.8 m iles b elow B eardstow n, I llinois.

The p ri ma ry pu rp ose of the LaG range Ne w 1,200-Foo t Lo ck Proje ct is to i mp ro ve e ffi cien cy,

reliability, and safe ty fo r na vi ga tion traffic transi ting the facili ty alon g wi th addi tional ope rational

re d u n dancy a t LaGran ge.

The p ro je ct will redu ce the pe r l o ckage ti mes from 2.5 hou rs o r m o re to ap p ro xi matel y 45

mi nu tes . The addi tion o f a 1,200-foo t lo ck will acco m moda te the largest to w con figu ra tions on the

Uppe r Mississippi Ri ve r. This will i mp ro ve ma rine r safe ty, wi th p rofessional ma rine rs no lo nge r

h a vi ng to “split” to ws to transit th e lock cham ber.

OBJECTIVES

Le ft: S ite plan 

for ne w 1, 200-

foot lock and 

upstre am and 

downstre am 

channe ls. 

A bove : Existing 

conditions 

include a 600-

foot lock at 

LaGrange . 

PROJECT SCH ED ULE

2022-2024 TBD

CO NS T RUCT I O N

0-35% 

DES I GN 

A CTI V I TES

35-100% 

DES I GN 

A CTI V I TI ES

• Project design (35% design phase)

• Construction contract award for machinery fabrication (pending 

appropriations)

• Physical model coordination with navigation industry

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Ne w 1,200-fo o t navi gation lock land ward o f th e e xistin g 

600-fo o t l o ck

Co n s tru ction w ill o ccu r w ith 

m i n i mal in terfere nce to 

e xi s tin g n avig ation tra ffic

Exi s tin g 600-fo ot lo ck 

w i l l re main i n 

o p e ratio n

FY24 ACTIVITIES

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2024-2026
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LOCK AND DAM 22 FISH PASSAGE

PROJECT SUMMARY

L ock a nd Dam 22 is l ocate d nea r Sa ve rt on, Miss ouri , on t he Missi ssi ppi Ri ve r, roughl y 10 mil es

s ou th of Ha n ni bal , Miss ouri, at ri ve r mi le 30 1.2. Th e fis h pas sa ge st ru ct u re will be c ons tructe d on

t he spil lway port ion of t he dam, on t he si de furthe st from t he Ill inois shorel i ne, a nd woul d e xt end

d own s t ream i nto t he t a il wat er a rea.

Th e prima ry purpose of t he Lock a nd Da m 22 Fis h P assa ge Proj ect is t o i nc rea se fish a cc ess t o

ups tream mai nst re am ri ve r and t ri buta ry ha bi tats. Increase d ac cess to upri ve r habita t shoul d

re s u l t i n a n i nc re ase i n t he s ize a nd di stributi on of na t i ve mi gratory fi s h popul ati ons.

Th e se c onda ry p urpose is t o monit or an d a dapti ve l y ma na ge this st ruc ture to opti mi ze i ts

e ffe c t i ve ne ss a nd i nform de si gn of s ubse quent fi s h pa ssage proje ct s.

RISK-INF ORMED F ISH PASSAGE IMPROVEMENT STRATEGY

The Rec omme nde d P lan de vel oped duri ng t he feas ibil it y phase of t his projec t imita tes t he na t ura l

ri ve r t o ma xi mi ze the e ffec ti ve ness of t he nat ive fis h passa ge whil e mi ni mi zing i mpac ts t o

na vi ga t ion.

OBJECTIVES

PROJECT SCH ED ULE

SUMMER 

2022

SPRI NG

2022

SPRI NG-FALL

2024

WI NTER

2023/2024

2027-2032

2025-

2027

F EA S I BI LITY 

A PPRO V A L

S TA RT DES I GN

A ND PRECO NS TRUCTI O N

M O NI TO RI NG

100% DES I GN 

CO M PLETI O N

CO NS TRUCTI O N 

S O LI CI TA TIO N 

A ND A WA RD

CO NS TRUCTI O N 

A ND 

M O NI TO RI NG

PO S TCO NS TRUCTI O N 

M O NI TO RI NG 

A ND A DA PTI V E 

M A NA GEM ENT

DESIGN

• 100% d e s ign e xpected to 

b e co m p lete i n Ma rch 2024.

1 Prov ide ha bita t 2 3

benefits for ov er 

30 fish species

Restore na tura l 

connection 

between pools

I ncrea se mig ra tion 

ca pa bilities for 

na tiv e fish species

PROGRAM PARTNERS

Prov ide 

spa wning 

ha bita t for fish

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CONSTRUCTION

• Pl a n ned solicitatio n an d award in 

fi s cal year 2024.

A DA PTIV E M A NA GEM ENT

• P re -Cons truct ion Moni toring

• Cons t ruct ion Moni t oring

• P os tCon s t ru ct ion Moni t oring

• Ad a p t i ve Ma n age men t

BI-PARTISAN INF RASTRUCTURE LAW (BIL) F UND S: $ 9 7,10 0,0 00 for de s ign a nd c onst ruct ion i niti ati on

Project Deliverables & Tasks:

• 26Sep22 – AE Design Awarded

• 30Sep22 – Completion of 35% Design

• 07Jun23 – Completion of 65% Design

• Mar 2024 – 100% Design Completion

• Jun 2024 – Construction Solicitation RFP

• Sep 2024 – Construction Award

• Sep 2027 – Construction Complete

Monitoring Activities &

Adaptive Management

• FY22-24 – Pre-Construction Monitoring

• FY25-27 – Construction Monitoring

• FY28-32 – Post-Construction Monitoring

• FY28-32 – Adaptive Management

PROJECT LOCATION

Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Monitoring

• Inform Project Design and Construction

• Monitor Fish Movement through Lock 22 and 

Fishway

• Monitor Systemic Ecological Response by 

Migratory Fishes

• Monitor Physical Performance of the Fish 

Passage Improvement Features

• Monitor Effects of the Project on Structural 

Integrity, Navigation Operations, Water 

Quality
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UPCOMING INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENTS

• 27 February 2024 - NESP Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Virtual Industry Day

• 29 February 2024 - St. Louis District Small Business Industry Day

• 27 March 2024 - New Orleans District Small Business Industry Day

• 2-3 April 2024 - SAME Rock Island Post Small Business Industry Day

• 17-18 April 2024 - SAME SMPS/St. Louis Industry Day

• 25 April 2024 - Vicksburg District Small Business Industry Day

• 29-31 May 2024 - Omaha Industry Day

• 12-13 June 2024 - GKC SAME Post Industry Day