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Article: Mainly thanks to boats, Hammond is going all-out to improve streets

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Bob Bennett and Paul Moon (operating backhoe) of Rex Construction Co. work on storm sewer construction Tuesday near the corner of East 171st Street and South Grand Avenue in Hammond.(PHOTO - Color) (STEPHANIE DOWELL/POST-TRIBUNE)

Potholes and faulty sewers are under siege by the city, as the engineering department continues its most massive street overhaul ever. "We'll spend $30 million in road work this year. It's the biggest road construction season we've had in history," said city engineer Stanley Dostatni.

Dennis Terry, chief of staff for Mayor Duane Dedelow, said the street project, in its sixth year, has more than beauty ...

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