Western Michigan pier set to undergo $2.1M repair project

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. (AP) - A western Michigan pier is set to undergo repairs that will close it for nearly a year.

A $2.1 million repair project for a pier in Grand Haven is scheduled to be started in August by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. MLive.com (https://bit.ly/1WhfSx7 ) reports the project is the pier’s first major overhaul since the mid-1950s.

There are efforts ongoing to raise another $1.5 million to repair the structure’s catwalk.

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Information from: The Grand Rapids Press:MLive.com, https://www.mlive.com