Up To $20 Million Needed To Stop Hammond Flooding

Hammond officials say that big bucks will be needed to stop flooding in Hammond neighborhoods and at the top of the list for needed repairs are ways to deal with flood water coming from the Borman Expressway.

Susan Brown of the Northwest Indiana Times reports that Hammond's Sanitary District manager says fixing city flooding will cost $9 million to $12 million, while a "16-point wish list" could cost taxpayers up to $20 million.

Ouch!

Too bad we can't figure out a way to make energy out of all of the excess water.

Related item: Video of flood water surging from the Borman Expressway into a Hammond neighborhood during August's storm. The news report by CBS 2 Chicago's Pamela Jones also reports that flooding happened in Northwest Indiana last September, so we aren't out of the woods just yet.

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NW Indiana Flood Pictures

INDOT sign over I-65
northbound near 61st Avenue
advises the Borman Expressway
-- I-80 I-94 in Northwest Indiana --
remains closed on Saturday.

Flood water runs over Wisconsin Street
in Hobart, Indiana where it crosses Lake George.

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All Lanes Flooded On Borman Expressway At Kennedy Avenue in Northwest Indiana

Flood water blocks all lanes
of the Borman Expressway
at Kennedy Avenue in Northwest Indiana

Flooding continues to cause traffic nightmares for travelers in Northwest Indiana traveling on the Borman Expressway -- I-80 & I-94 -- this morning as INDOT crews seek ways to drain the interstate highway.

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Region Flood Video

Flood waters continue to threaten Northwest Indiana.

A NWI.com video shows flooding around the area, including flood waters lapping at the doorways of St. Margaret Mercy Hospital and boat rescues of flooded homeowners in the region.

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Flooding Forces Hospital Evacation

The wettest August in a while has become more than just a nuisance for people pumping out their basements or trying to avoid flooded roadways with word that a hospital in The Region is being evacuated because of rising flood waters.

St. Margaret Mercy Hospital in Dyer, Indiana is being evacuated, reports CBS 2 Chicago.

A total of 67 patients were being taken by ambulance to Franciscan Hospital in Munster, St. Anthony Medical Center in Crown Point, St. Margaret Mercy Hammond Campus and St. James in Chicago Heights, (hospital spokeswoman Maria) Ramos said.

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I-80 & I-94 Still Flooded At Kennedy Avenue

Flood water blocks Interstate 80-94
in Highland, Indiana (camera facing eastward).

Flooding still blocks eastbound Borman Expressway lanes (I-80 & I-94) to Chicago this afternoon -- at of 2:30 p.m. -- causing huge traffic delays for drivers.

INDOT camera facing
westward at Burr Avenue
at 2:26 p.m. Friday afternoon.

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