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Is Brandon Road Lock and Dam wall in Joliet a feasible Asian carp solution?

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed installing several measures at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet to help prevent the movement of invasive Asian carp toward Lake Michigan. The project would come with an initial $275 million price tag, and its features are highlighted in this overhead view. (Image provided)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed installing several measures at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet to help prevent the movement of invasive Asian carp toward Lake Michigan. The project would come with an initial $275 million price tag, and its features are highlighted in this overhead view. (Image provided)

A pile of collected Asian Carp sit near the stern of a fishing boat Tuesday, April 19, 2016 while a team of contracted fishermen trapped the invasive fish species along the Illinois River in Morris, Ill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $275 million project that would add several carp-deterring features to the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. (Shaw Media)

Blake Ruebush, an aquaculture project specialist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (left), and Shawn Price, a contracted commercial fisherman with the IDNR (right), pull two large Asian Carp from a net Tuesday, April 19, 2016 while fishing for the invasive fish species along the Illinois River in Morris, Ill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $275 million project that would add several carp-deterring features to the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. (Shaw Media)

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has proposed installing several measures at the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet to help prevent the movement of invasive Asian carp toward Lake Michigan. The current design of the lock and dam area is pictured in this overhead view. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $275 million project that would add several carp-deterring features to the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet.

Contract Fishermen Chad Duckwiler untangles his net Tuesday, April 25, 2017, while fishing for Asian Carp along the Des Plaines River in Lockport, Ill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $275 million project that would add several carp-deterring features to the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. (Shaw Media)

Contract Fishermen Charlie Giben Jr. (left), Chad Duckwiler (right) and Brennan Caputo, an aquatic nuisance species specialist with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (center), travel along the Des Plaines River on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, while fishing for Asian Carp in Lockport, Ill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $275 million project that would add several carp-deterring features to the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. (Shaw Media)

Guy Price, a contracted commercial fisherman with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and Blake Ruebush, an aquaculture project specialist with the IDNR, toss several Asian Cap into the back of their fishing boat Tuesday, April 19, 2016 while fishing for the invasive fish species along the Illinois River in Morris, Ill. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a $275 million project that would add several carp-deterring features to the Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. (Shaw Media)