This project addresses overbank flooding and includes constructing 22 miles of levees and floodwalls, installing a control structure at Hart Ditch, relocating seven miles of river channel, modifying highway bridges to improve conveyance, rehabilitating four interior drainage pump stations, installing a flood warning system, building 17 miles of hiking trails and 385 acres of wetland mitigation. The structural flood protection features were constructed in two segments across eight geographical stages: East Reach extends from Cline Avenue to I-65 primarily encompasses the City of Gary and West Reach extends from the Illinois/Indiana State line to Cline Avenue and encompasses the communities of Griffith, Hammond, Highland, and Muster. The project protects more than 9,500 homes and businesses, preventing over $11 million flood damages annually.