An improvement project at Indiana Dunes State Park that already has won numerous engineering awards is moving into into phase 2 to repair damage from heavy rains last year.
The project will be funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which is providing $1,401,602 through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) funds. FEMA funds totaling $140,759 also will be used. The bid amount was $2,047,000.
In Phase 1 of the daylighting project, the Dunes Creek stream channel and wetland were restored to their original location after removal of a parking lot under which a portion of the creek had been diverted into a pipe.
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