Officials hosted a ribbon cutting Oct. 21 to mark the completion of the Calumet Region Gary Sanitary District project.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rep. Frank Mrvan and Gary Mayor Eddie Melton attended the celebration.

The project addressed sanitary sewer force main improvements on publicly-owned property. The upgrades were made between the Chase St. pump station and 25th Ave. within the City of Gary. Crews replaced the existing sanitary sewer force main that was deteriorating and undersized. 

The improvements were part of the Calumet Region Environmental Infrastructure 219 project. It was allocated $2.6M of federal funding. The City of Gary also sponsored the project. The project supports the Chicago Districts mission to support public infrastructure to facilitate economic growth, quality of life and environmental health.