Draft Plan Set - Flushing Lock - April 2026 Industry Day.pdf

This is a draft plan set document for the Flushing Lock component of the Brandon Road Interbasin Project. The document contains architectural and engineering drawings prepared for the April 7, 2026 Industry Day presentation hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District in Davenport, Iowa. The plan set specifically illustrates the design of the Flushing Lock and Right Descending Bank construction, which comprises Increment II of the three-phase project.

The Brandon Road Interbasin Project is a critical infrastructure initiative designed to prevent invasive species, particularly invasive carp fish, from entering the Great Lakes ecosystem. The project will install electric, hydroacoustic, and bubble deterrent systems within the lock chamber and approach channel while maintaining river navigation traffic. The Flushing Lock design shown in the draft plans will be constructed as part of the second increment, alongside Right Descending Bank and wall channel rock excavation work. The Army Corps of Engineers presented these plans at the Industry Day to solicit contractor feedback on design efficiency and cost-effectiveness improvements prior to formal solicitation of the construction contract. Additional increments include the Leading Edge Automated Barge Clearing deterrent system (Increment I) and the Engineered Channel electric and acoustic deterrent systems with support facilities (Increment III).