Bridge work interrupts Indiana Harbor dredging in East Chicago

EAST CHICAGO | The Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal dredging project has been temporarily suspended because of maintenance work being performed on the Dickey Road Bridge.

Crews ready to resume Harbor and Ship Canal dredging

EAST CHICAGO | Work will resume this week on the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal dredging project.

E.C. dredging to move upstream

EAST CHICAGO | Dredging of the western branch of the Indiana Harbor Ship Canal is nearly complete after a month of nonstop work.

Dredging of E.C. harbor, ship canal delayed by winds

EAST CHICAGO | After waiting 40 years for the complete dredging of the Indiana Harbor and Canal to begin, the official first scoop of contaminated sediment was delayed Monday by Mother Nature.

At long last: Indiana Harbor, Ship Canal work expected to begin

EAST CHICAGO | Long-delayed dredging of a polluted industrial waterway which runs through the heart of East Chicago is scheduled to begin this week.

Indiana Harbor and Canal dredging delayed until October

EAST CHICAGO | Dredging of the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal won't begin next month as planned due to a delay in shipping some equipment, project officials said.

Army Corps plans meeting about contained disposal facility

EAST CHICAGO | The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District, will hold a project update/public meeting Wednesday on the construction of the confined disposal facility in Indiana Harbor.

East Chicago disposal site ready

EAST CHICAGO | The massive disposal site for contaminated sediment from the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal is now ready, and dredging is expected to begin early next year.

Cline Avenue Bridge demolition could start by end of year

INDIANAPOLIS | While state transportation officials deliberate on whether to replace it, work to demolish the Cline Avenue Bridge in East Chicago could begin by the end of the year.

East Chicago waterway agency separates from city

EAST CHICAGO | The city is severing its financial ties with the state agency responsible for maintaining East Chicago's 13-mile canal system.

Toxic dump off-limits to wildlife

EAST CHICAGO | Weapons both blunt and subtle are being deployed to keep wildlife safely away from the massive disposal site of toxic mud dredged from the Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal.

Grand Cal cleanup discussed tonight at Hammond library

HAMMOND | Environmental officials will gather at the Hammond Public Library tonight to discuss the ongoing cleanup of contaminated sediment from the West Branch of the Grand Calumet River.