ICON Water Trails will move forward under a more phased approach after receiving approval to revise the scope of work to be done under a $25 million federal BUILD Grant that was awarded for the project.

The $125 million initiative is being funded through a combination of a capital campaign and public money. It includes the development of projects that connect more than 80 sites along 150 miles of rivers and creeks in Central Iowa.

One of those funding sources is a $25 million BUILD grant that was awarded by the Federal Highway Administration in 2019 to help fund projects at Scott Avenue, Prospect Park, Birdland Marina and Harriet Street in Des Moines.

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