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Major Project Initiatives

The Town of Dyer is engaged in a multitude of improvement projects encompassing all aspects of our community, provided below is a list of many of those major projects with accompanying information when appropriate.  If you have any questions regarding any of the projects listed, please contact the Town Council at 219.865.6108.

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Hart Ditch 2 Stage Channel

/ Categories: Departments, Storm Water, Projects, Current
  • Area: Storm Water
  • Status: Completed
  • Start Date: May 2022
  • End Date: Spring 2023

Project details and highlights are presented below:

  • Project partners include the Little Calumet River Basin Development Commission,  Lake County Surveyor’s Office, Lake County Highway Department, and Franciscan Dyer Hospital.
  • Channel stabilization and flood storage upstream and downstream of Hart Street.
  • Stabilizes severely eroded streambanks
  • Creates 14.5 acre-feet of online flood storage
  • New floodplain benches will reduce sediment and nutrient loadings.
  • New ditch configuration will provide opportunities for habitat restoration.
  • Flood reduction benefits extend from the hospital to the pedestrian bridge.  
  • Maximum reduction = 0.8 feet

 

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