ELKHART, Ind. (WNDU) - Construction has wrapped up on the Benham Avenue underpass, creating a new connecting route in the city.

Benham Avenue now redirects entirely to Third Street in the heart of Elkhart. The new underpass runs under the Norfolk Southern tracks, connecting different city streets with a walkable connection.

City leaders said one of the driving forces behind the multi-million-dollar project was flood mitigation.

“The driving reason behind this project was actually a new storm water lift station, not a lift station that we have around the rest of the city that moves our sanitary sewer but actually moves storm water. So, this project has a large lift station with three pumps,” said Jeffrey Schaffer, an engineer for the city of Elkhart.

The $15 million project is now open

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