Federal funding goes to infrastructure projects planned in state parks

Photo by: North Dakota Parks and Rec Department
Photo by: North Dakota Parks and Rec Department

(Bismarck, ND) -- Nearly 16-million dollars in federal coronavirus aid will be used to fund infrastructure projects in state parks.

Projects on the list include a maintenance shop and seasonal housing at Sully Creek State Park, electric and water upgrades at Grahams Island State Park, maintenance and upgrades at Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park, and work on the Art Link Cabin and general maintenance at Cross Ranch State Park. The projects will be bid out over the next three years.

The park system has a 74-million dollar backlog of deferred maintenance.