HORACE, N.D. (KVRR) — After more than fifteen years of work, the Red River Valley Diversion Project made its step in marking the rerouting of the river.

“What is happening here today is beyond impressive, moving our state’s largest metro area one giant step closer to a more secure and prosperous future,” said Gov. Kelly Armstrong.

Armstrong and others noted that work to control flooding on the Red River dates back to the historic 1997 flood. Sen. John Hoeven and Sen. Amy Klobuchar were among those who worked to secure $750 million in federal money for the $3 billion project.

“Was it easy? No. None of this is ever easy. So there’s a lot of controversy, there’s a lot of people that tried to stop things. But in the end, you get to yes. And you get to yes because of the people in your commu

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