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The Kankakee/Yellow River Basin Commission completed a two-mile bank stabilization project on the Kankakee River in Jasper County. Established in 2019, the commission aims to address flood risks and improve river conditions.

This year, it also finished Phase III of the Yellow River reconstruction, restoring nearly five miles of eroding river channel. Future projects include the removal of the State Line Bridge, which has long contributed to logjams and high-water events, and water control structure reconfigurations at the Kankakee Fish and Wildlife Area.

Permits for the bridge project have been issued by the Indiana DNR and Department of Environmental Management, with a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers permit pending.