HOBOKEN, N.J. (WCBS 880) — A new park in Hoboken is designed not just to provide playing fields and recreational space, but to prevent flooding.
Hoboken Mayor Ravi Bhalla on Monday unveiled a new 30-foot deep cistern in what will soon become Northwest Resiliency Park.
He says the structure will be a game changer after the area was left devastated by flooding during Hurricane Irene and Superstorm Sandy.
“We're designing the park to hold up to 2 million gallons of rainwater during storms,” Mayor Bhalla said.
The nearly $50 million project is being funded in part by a federal grant. New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez helped secure $14 million for the project.