NAVIGATION AND ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM (NESP)    

ST. PAUL DISTRICT - ROCK ISLAND DISTRICT - ST. LOUIS DISTRICT

NESP Events

A groundbreaking ceremony was held April 12, 2023 for the Lock and Dam 14 Mooring Cell project on the Mississippi River.
The USACE Rock Island District hosted and Industry Day, May 17, 2023, to inform potential contractors about the Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Project near Hannibal, Missouri.
USACE Rock Island District Commander, Col. Jesse Curry, holds a paddlefish during a fish tagging event at Lock and Dam 22 in Hannibal, Missouri.
Mitch Landrieu, senior advisor to the President and Infrastructure Coordinator, speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony held near Hannibal, Missouri, for the Lock and Dam 22 Fish Passage Project.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held May 18, 2023, for the new 1,200-foot Lock Project at Lock and Dam 25 near Winfield, Missouri.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held at Lock and Dam 22 in Hannibal, Missouri, on May 18, 2023 to commemorate the start of the Fish Passage Project.

Upcoming Events

The Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program (NESP) is a long-term, dual-purpose program that integrates navigation improvements and ecosystem restoration together to provide Upper Mississippi River System once in a generation-type positive impacts.

The primary goals of the program are to increase the capacity and improve the reliability of the inland navigation system while restoring, protecting, and enhancing the environment.

This map only shows projects actively being implemented. NESP includes an additional 5 - 1200’ locks, systemic mitigation, and hundreds of ecosystem restoration projects.

Learn More About the Program Elements

NESP Project Map