The project's purpose was to alleviate chronic flooding in the northwest Hoboken between 9th Street and 13th Street. The project consisted of the construction of a new pump station entirely underground, housing two 40 million gallons per day submersible pumps contained within a custom built underground concrete pumping station capable of pumping 80 million gallons per day. A new below grade electric vault housing the controls for the pump station and an above grade emergency generator was also constructed. The project included: clearing, demolition, excavation, temporary sheeting, installation of steel piles, concrete work, paving, landscaping, and site restoration.