The project broke ground in October 2012 and is scheduled for completion by 2015, says Mike Keegan, project manager for the New England Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps will manage the project with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the city of Boston, and the town of Brookline serving as non-federal sponsors.
The project is a response to severe flooding in past years along and adjacent to the Muddy River as well as several tributary areas that rise quickly during rain storms.